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What is Yubico YubiKeys?
Yubico YubiKeys make the internet safer with phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA) by providing simple and secure access to computers, mobile devices, servers, and internet accounts. The Yubico YubiKey stops account takeovers at scale by mitigating phishing and ransomware attacks, and…
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Trust beyond transaction.
Yubico YubiKeys is a secure easy to use solution that has made our company more secure
Yubico YubiKeys has secured our critical accounts
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Convenient to use!
Yubico YubiKeys: Lightweight, Durable, Easy to Use
Great Solution for Phishing-Resistant MFA
Fast and Secure Way to MFA - and Password-less, Too!
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Yubico YubiKeys Works!
YubiKey - a great part of our MFA solution.
Yubikey means security
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Entry-level set up fee?
- Setup fee optional
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- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Starting price (does not include set up fee)
- $3.94 per month per user
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What is Yubico YubiKeys?
Stopping phishing attacks and account takeovers before they start
The Yubico YubiKey stops account takeovers at scale by mitigating phishing and ransomware attacks. And users experience fast and easy authentication with a simple touch or tap. For organizations that wish to secure sensitive data stored in servers, the YubiHSM offers an ultra-portable hardware security module, bringing great flexibility and affordability to any organization. For organizations that wish to secure sensitive data stored in servers, the YubiHSM offers a portable hardware security module, bringing great flexibility and affordability to any organization.
Yubico YubiKeys Features
- Supported: Security: Two-factor, multi-factor and passwordless authentication
- Supported: Authentication: Phishing defense using modern FIDO protocols that stops account takeovers
- Supported: Multi-protocol capabilities: A single YubiKeys supports a range of authentication protocols such as FIDO2 (passkey)/WebAuthn, FIDO U2F, Smart card/PIV, OTP
- Supported: Range of form factors: USB-A, USB-C, NFC enables stronger security across a range of legacy and devices
- Supported: Supports legacy and modern environments: Secures legacy on-premises and modern cloud environments
- Supported: Enterprise-ready: Hardware MFA available as a “YubiKeys as a Service” model to help deliver strong phishing-resistant MFA
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Yubico YubiKeys Integrations
- AWS Identity & Access Management
- Cloudflare
- Apple iCloud
- Salesforce Sales Cloud
- 1Password
- LastPass for Business
- Cisco Duo
- Binance
- Okta
- Bitwarden
- DocuSign
- GitHub
- Dropbox Business
- Citrix Workspace (discontinued)
- ID.me
- Keeper
- PingOne from Ping Identity
- OneLogin by One Identity
- SecurID
- TeamViewer
- GitLab
- HashiCorp Vault
- Jamf Connect
- BeyondTrust Remote Support
- Drupal
- CyberArk Workforce Identity
- Identity Automation RapidIdentity
- Joomla!
- KeePass
- One Identity Identity Manager
- Porkbun
Yubico YubiKeys Technical Details
Deployment Types | On-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Windows, Linux, Mac |
Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android |
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Streamlined Login Process: Users highlight Yubico YubiKey's streamlined login process. The process significantly reduces multifactor authentication time from up to 30 seconds to less than a second. This efficiency has been highlighted as a key benefit by many users who value quick and hassle-free access to their accounts.
Remote Document Signing: The ability to sign documents remotely using certificates stored on Yubico YubiKeys is highly valued by users, offering convenience and flexibility in document signing from any location. This feature enables users to securely sign important documents without being physically present, enhancing productivity and workflow efficiency.
High-Security Features: Users commend the high-security features of the Yubico YubiKey, such as storing a number of private keys, and providing superior capabilities compared to other security key brands. The robust security measures implemented in the device give users peace of mind regarding the security of their sensitive information and systems.
Accidental Activation: Some users have mentioned that the small size of YubiKey nano devices makes them prone to accidental activation, resulting in random text strings appearing. They suggest adding a delay feature to prevent unintentional activation and proposing an easier way to attach the nano devices, such as a key ring attachment.
Limited Platform Acceptance: Users find it inconvenient that not all platforms accept YubiKeys, which restricts their universal usability. This limitation hinders the seamless integration of YubiKeys into various systems and processes.
Management Complexity: Users express concerns about managing multiple keys as the number of keys and team members increases, posing security risks if a key is lost or stolen. The absence of a backup solution for YubiKeys adds to the complexity of key management and security protocols.
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- Easy to use
- Portable
- Secure
- Maybe some protection for the connector portion of each key (the part that touches the computer’s port. That way it lasts longer
Trust beyond transaction.
- Thoughtful Human Centered Design Approach - it's simple.
- Advanced deployments are documented - service excellence.
- Reliable, Accurate, and Consistent login experience.
- Works as advertised and then some - little to improve from a technical perspective.
-we are now exploring the ways that YubiKeys can also be used for personal security of items and the different ways to implement the service and hardware to get the most benefit for our company and people.
- Fast easy authentication to hardware and software
- Easy for users to use
- Easy to keep up with
- We have had a couple of instances of issues with the key not working correctly intermittently
- Some issues with users breaking keys as some models are slightly flimsy
- Overall we are happy so I can’t think of anything else
With the extra personal protection I tell everyone about it and how I am integrating this into my personal security as well.
Yubico YubiKeys has secured our critical accounts
- Provides very effective MFA for our accounts.
- Prevents phishing attacks.
- Prevents brute force attacks.
- Provide more integrations for services - particularly financial services (banks, credit cards, etc).
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- You can just tap it in the back of your phone and it works.
- I don't think it's an improvement, but you cannot back it up and that's part of the way it works. But don't lose it. Just don't lose it.
Convenient to use!
- It works quickly
- Saves me time
- Maybe more explanation of why it works
- What makes it more secure
Yubico YubiKeys: Lightweight, Durable, Easy to Use
- One-time use passwords
- 2 Factor Authentication
- Complex Password and device remembered
- The Nano is still working after 12 years
- After so long, full-sized Yubico YubiKeys are getting flaky and the button won't always work
Great Solution for Phishing-Resistant MFA
- Easy deployment
- Seamless to use
- Great redundancy
- Small format
- Storage on Yubico YubiKeys
- Password manager on Yubico YubiKeys
Fast and Secure Way to MFA - and Password-less, Too!
- Ease of use
- Multiple authentication protocols
- Cross-compatibility
- Reduce the cost of keys
- Honestly, Yubico YubiKeys are great and have all the features we need
- No other criticisms - it just works!
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- The setup is very easy. It's well documented and it's well supported with most services.
- The backup situation is a hard problem to solve, but it needs to be resolved sooner or later because as it is now, if you have two Yubikeys, you have to enroll them both. When you lose one, you have to remember which one to deactivate and that's a hassle. Fortunately that doesn't happen very often. But having a backup Yubikey that you don't have to enroll everywhere but they can switch over to would be a dream.
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- Quick
- Easy to set up
- Small profile
- My USB-a nano broke pretty easily
- Lower profile USBc
YubiKey - a great part of our MFA solution.
- Providing a second factor authentication.
- Yubikey has two slots so it can be configured for two environments.
- Long touch reduces accidental activation.
- It would be nice to have a cover to prevent accident activation.
Yubikey means security
- Security
- Looks good
- Attaches to key ring
- More colours
- More integrations
- Find my yubikey via bluetooth
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- It streamlines the login process where in past with multifactor authentication, each phase took up to 30 seconds. Adding quite a bit of time to the user experience, we're able to reduce that to less than a second.
- So interestingly, with the nano devices that tend to stay in the computers, users are always accidentally hitting it and it will just pop up a random text string in whatever they're working on. So a way to add an easier way to add a delay into the device. Recognizing a touch.
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- So as I said, the second-factor authentication that it does is really well. The response time is really good and all you have to do is just enter the second factor code and that's about it. Right? So that's the good part about using Yubico YubiKeys.
- Occasionally, once or twice it might happen that I would press the key, but it'll not detect that I pressed the key. So I'd have to press it again, but that's just occasionally, sometimes. So maybe even if the key was a little bit bigger and I've detected that, I would've pressed it. But apart from that, I think it's pretty good.
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- It works all the time and it works well, so I think that's all I care about and it that's the work that it's supposed to do really well.
- It can be about access control because either right now it's just you have access or you don't have access. I think there can be a use case where you are allowed a particular set of servers and not a particular set of servers. I think maybe it's there or we don't use it, but I haven't seen that. I think I've used Yubico YubiKeys at two companies and I haven't seen that. Maybe that's something that can be added.
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- Remote access. I'm able to sign documents with the certificates that we have placed on our Yubico YubiKeys, so it's nice to be able to sign a document from anywhere, from any computer with my YubiKey instead of having to look for an adapter for my common access card.
- Maybe just offer a little key ring attachment so it's a little bit easier. Or at least having a set product partnership or something instead of trying to find those Amazon one-offs that all fit, slip it into the loop and then be able to carry with you.
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- Right now I don't know, but I like very much this product because for me it's a lot of security on my systems and my personal stuff.
- I saw in these, I don't know the name of the industry, but it is like ybi, but you can open your doors with that. It's great because for example, in my house, I have a door and I can unlock it with my cell phone. But if I can open with Yubico YubiKeys, I think it's a great opportunity.
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- I think the best thing is it has a lot of capacity and it's very, very secure. It can store a lot of private keys versus all the other products. We have reviewed a few other products, but Yubico YubiKeys gives a lot more capabilities than some of the other security key brands.
- I think the only thing that I feel is the capability to store more keys on it, and it's a bit expensive compared to the other security manufacturers. So if we really have to sell it to our customers, they're not very comfortable paying for the high price, but then you're paying for more features.
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- It's fast speed. You don't have any help. Pull out a phone and load a code or pull out a phone and do, yes, this is me. It's like plug it in, pop and acknowledge the MFA request.
- I think the supply chain of getting them is probably the biggest challenge. So getting them out to use in a decentralized workforce. So having to go through Amazon or some other reseller and load addresses and try and get them out to employees as a part of our onboarding process.
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- Yeah, just peace of mind, some security, and not worried about whether or not the public key and private key is going to work. MFA is kind of weak, so it gives us a level of confidence.
- I can't think of anything.
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- Primarily it's very convenient to use. Then also it assures when we open the machine, the authentication is on when we open the machines, which I refer to laptop, that's a very primary use case for us and that has been consistent along.
- It requires a little bit of setup. I think that's where we had a little additional resources spent on it to integrate our current ortho dot with the YubiKey. When we bring in and the newer models, when we bring in, there's a little more maintenance that we need to do on and off every time. So that's something I request to look into to make it more easier.
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- It's very easy to use.
- Sometimes it's too big. I noticed a small version of it, but the standard version is (too big).
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- It's authentication
- Not everybody accepts it. That's the only cons. It's not everywhere. It's not everywhere yet.
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- It just makes your life a little bit easier when you need to do your two-factor authentication and that it's already ready for you. No other devices are necessary, no clicking around, you just click your YubiKey and you're done.
- So my YubiKey is the very small one and it's very hard to remove from your computer. So I think it's a bad practice, but I leave it in my computer because of that.