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Yubikeys tend to wear out your USB ports after a bit I found, at least on my X201 and the X61 that preceded it.
by cjsuk 9y ago
Yubikeys tend to wear out your USB ports after a bit I found, at least on my X201 and the X61 that preceded it.
- falcolas 9y agoAny port used frequently will wear out - they have limited life spans due to the moving parts. I see it with my external display ports pretty frequently. One potential solution is a USB hub, or even a USB extension cable you keep plugged in.
- cjsuk 9y agoOr use Duo's mobile app which has no mechanical parts!
- kasey_junk 9y agoThats not U2F though right?
- tptacek 9y agoNo.
- ardaozkal 9y agoThe reason people use u2f keys is because they can't be cloned and the key can't be extracted. I too like and use TOTP (with Authy), but it really can't beat specialized hardware.
- cjsuk 9y agoI agree entirely. However I'm willing to trade off convenience on this.
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- j_s 9y agoYubikey NEO NFC!
- ardaozkal 9y agoMy main issue with neo is that it doesn't have 4096 bit pgp support, unlike yubikey 4 and 4 nano.
- concede_pluto 9y agoI seem to remember reading that NASA would use short sacrificial extension cables so that ground tests would certify the jacks they'd be flying but not wear them out.