Yubico google6/14/2023 ![]() Looking around revealed a whole new generation of YubiKeys with different feature sets. I was juggling Google Authenticator as my default OTP generator and using the YubiKey only in my laptop as a security key. ![]() However, I wanted to revisit my process after buying a new Google Pixel 4 XL to replace my Google Pixel 2 XL (I use Google Fi). ![]() It has worked without any issues across GitHub, AWS, Azure, Google, Windows Hello, and many others. I’ve been using a YubiKey 4 USB-A edition security key for almost 2 years to provide a “what you have” factor to the security equation. The multiple factors of authentication consist of three types: what you know (passwords, codes), who you are (biometics), and what you have (tokens, badge, ID). I personally use a combination of an encrypted password vault to store secrets and Yubico’s YubiKey to act as my security key and Google Authenticator as my one time password (OTP) generator. ![]() It’s relatively easy for folks to get your passwords these days – especially with the frequent vendor breaches – making something like two-factor authentication (2FA) or multi-factor authentication (MFA) a necessity. Securing your access to resources should be top of mind. ![]()
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