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I want to get a Google Titan Key. What advantages does a YubiKey have over the Google key? -- nm

Posted by Mop (aka rburriel) Mar 17 '23, 07:48

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WC says yubikey is best -- (link) - judge indianapolis jones Mar 17, 07:54 2
- Sure looks like there's a consensus with Yubikey, but these guys point out that the cheap plastic keys could break easily. -- (link) - Mop Mar 17, 08:11 [youtube] 1
  - I have had my yubikey for maybe ... five years? I am not easy on my toys. it's fine. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Mar 17, 09:02
is this a personal project? I haven't taken the steps to get a hardware key yet (either work or home) other than having those OTP generators -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 07:54 5
- Personal. I've been seeing nightmares about how 2FA is failing people. -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 07:56 4
  - if you want a very basic FIDO2 key, cheap cost, Token2 is also very good. Swiss made, reliable, inexpensive. -- nm - colin Mar 17, 08:02 3
    - Man, that's a good price. I think I have to go with these. -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 08:09 1
      - glad we found you something :) also, if you find you need more capabilities, you can always upgrade in the future - colin Mar 17, 08:15
    - Wow, I think we used to use these guys in my company back in the 90s. -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 08:05
Google, as a company, is notorious for abandoning their projects, especially consumer goods. I recently had a contract with them and they sent me a - colin Mar 17, 07:52 4
- Any more likely that Google's security keys will be around in 10 years than a company called "YubiKey"? -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 07:55 3
  - 10 years? The tech will be outdated in 2 -- nm - decline Mar 17, 07:59
  - Yubikey *is* FIDO for all intents and purposes. They are the gold standard. -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 07:58
  - YubiKey has been around since 2007, so I'd say more likely. -- nm - colin Mar 17, 07:58
a shorter name - decline Mar 17, 07:49

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