Enlarge (credit: Yubico) Because of its power delivery, high transfer rates, and Thunderbolt capabilities, USB-C has become ubiquitous on modern devices. The European Union even wants to force the use of USB-C . So security keys that serve as a form of multi-factor authentication or passwordless login need to play well with the port. Hardware […]
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New Yubico security keys let you use fingerprints instead of passwords
You can use the keys to skip passwords or as a second form of authentication. (credit: Yubico) Security experts have long abhorred passwords. They’re hackable, forgettable, and, sometimes, guessable (looking at you, password1). As companies like Microsoft and Google move to embrace passwordless logins, Yubico thinks it has the key to keeping things simple. The […]