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This New YubiKey Will Offer Dual Security for Apple Users

posted by Fnord666 on Thursday August 22 2019, @12:35PM   Printer-friendly
from the pick-a-standard-please dept.

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This new YubiKey will offer dual security for Apple users – TechCrunch

Almost two months after it was first announced, Yubico has launched the YubiKey 5Ci, a security key with dual support for iPhones, Macs and other USB-C compatible devices.

Yubico’s newest YubiKey is the latest iteration of its security key built to support a newer range of devices, including Apple’s iPhone, iPad and MacBooks, in a single device. Announced in June, the company said the security keys would cater to cross-platform users — particularly Apple device owners.

These security keys are small enough to sit on a keyring. When you want to log in to an online account, you plug in the key to your device and it authenticates you. Your Gmail, Twitter and Facebook account all support these plug-in devices as a second-factor of authentication after your username and password — a far stronger mechanism than the simple code sent to your phone.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 22 2019, @02:28PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 22 2019, @02:28PM (#883628)

    I overreacted, these are better than the current state of affairs.