YubiKey

YubiKey Neo and Nano USB devices.

The YubiKey is a hardware authentication device that allows for a different password for every time it is used. It emits one-time passwords allowing users to be securely logged into their accounts. Some password managers support YubiKey.[1][2] YubiKey also allows for storing usernames and passwords that do not support one-time passwords. [3] Among the companies and organizations that have adopted the YubiKey technology there are Facebook,[4] for some of their employee systems, and Google.[5][6]

The devices implement the HMAC-based One-time Password Algorithm (HOTP) and deliver the one-time password over the USB HID protocol as if they were normal keyboards. The Neo and Nano devices also implement OpenPGP card protocol and can store RSA2048 private keys. This allows them to sign, encrypt and decrypt messages without exposing the private keys to the outside world. The Neo device also has NFC support.

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References

  1. ↑ "YubiKey Authentication". LastPass. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "KeePass & YubiKey". KeePass. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "What Is A Yubikey". Yubico. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. ↑ McMillan (3 October 2013). "Facebook Pushes Passwords One Step Closer to Death". Wired. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Diallo, Amadou (30 November 2013). "Google Wants To Make Your Passwords Obsolete". Forbes. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Blackman, Andrew (15 September 2013). "Say Goodbye to the Password". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

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