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No Key, No Login: G Suite Admins Can Now Make FIDO Security Keys Mandatory

posted by cmn32480 on Sunday February 26 2017, @10:17AM   Printer-friendly
from the the-key-that-bites-back dept.

Fnord666 writes:

Today, Google announced a new G Suite feature that allows admins to lock down accounts so they can only be accessed by users with a physical USB security key. The FIDO U2F Security Keys have been supported on G Suite and regular Google accounts since 2011, but now new security controls allow admins to make the keys mandatory for anyone who tries to log in.

Universal 2nd Factor (U2F)—initially developed by Google and Yubico—is a standard from the FIDO Alliance that allows a physical device to work as a second factor of authentication. After entering your username and password, you'll have to connect your device to your physical authentication key. The keys can support USB, NFC, and/or Bluetooth, allowing them to connect to desktops, laptops, and smartphones. Many services support U2F, like Dropbox, GitHub, Salesforce, Dashlane, and others. The Chrome and Opera browsers support U2F, along with Android and Windows smartphones. Modern iOS devices don't work with the standard, but Google appears to have some kind of workaround.

Are any Soylentils out there using U2F and if so, how's that working for you?

Source: ArsTechnica

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 26 2017, @04:40PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 26 2017, @04:40PM (#471905)

    I guess dongles never really went away? Some expensive special purpose software (often engineering tools, in my experience) may still come with a dongle, although most is now network licensed.