Why “YubiKey” is being discussed
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The thing the people are also sometimes missing is that I leave my YubiKey at home... especially in those situatiosn where I am prone to lose it. Going to a concert - I'll take…
by wink · Oct 15, 2026
No. Password managers cannot prevent you from manually copying and entering a password. With passkeys, however, you don’t enter a password; instead, you receive a "challenge" ge…
by ma2kx · Oct 15, 2026
The typical scenario for majority of users unfortunately does not include a password manager, passkeys are a huge step up from that. For the people already using password manage…
by peanut-walrus · Oct 15, 2026
Why do you think YubiKey would be an allowed option? Sites will require Google/Apple password manager and use this as a proxy to prevent bot accounts.
by debazel · Oct 15, 2026
With the exception of general-purpose authentication services like Microsoft Entra ID where organizations can set pretty much arbitrary authentication requirements, I've yet to…
by jasomill · Oct 14, 2026
Most "Passkey" branded approaches are portable. The "not portable" subset of Passkeys is primarily backwards compatibility with things like Yubikeys. That's also what attestatio…
by WorldMaker · Oct 14, 2026
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The YubiKey is a collection of hardware authentication devices manufactured by Yubico AB, a company founded in 2007 by Jakob and Stina Ehrensvärd and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with an American subdivision incorporated in Santa Clara, California. Read more on Wikipedia