![]() ![]() ![]() I always kept the key attached to my Google badge instead of keeping it inserted into my computer. Put another way, nobody else could log in as me with my key unless they knew my password as well. The key was registered to me, so it would only work when I was trying to log in to a site or app that required it. Whenever logging in to more secure internal sites and such, I’d have to pull the USB key (made by Yubikey) out, insert it into an open USB port on my computing device, and tap the gold part of the key for authentication. When I worked for Google, I was issued a 2FA key. I didn’t cover the story because I had a concerning question, but we’ll get to that in a minute. Most hardware-based 2FA devices are just that: Separate devices, typically in the form of a USB key. From a technology perspective, this is admittedly interesting. A big story making the rounds over the past few days is how the power button of Google’s Pixelbook works as a two-factor authentication (2FA) key. ![]()
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