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> the "cheap" $20 ones are literally worse than useless. How so? > 2FA's future is in touchID (integrated into touch bar on mac) and push to a phone app. As
by techsupporter 8y ago
> the "cheap" $20 ones are literally worse than useless.
How so?
> 2FA's future is in touchID (integrated into touch bar on mac) and push to a phone app.
As another person pointed out, this is quite literally what krypt.co's Krypton app does and it integrates with existing U2F/FIDO standards so either a hard or soft device can be used.
- StavrosK 8y agoKrypt.co looks pretty nice, I have a Yubikey and andOTP but I hate either getting up to fetch the hardware key or fumbling about for the right TOTP code, so the soft-approve by Krypton looks like the most convenient option, and reasonably secure, to boot.
- yayana 8y agoI find that quote odd too. I find the $10 USB-only ones useful, I just wish they had dual normal/micro USB like some flash sticks. I don't want Bluetooth, NFC or software u2f devices for security reasons, but I also think they could each have additional support problems if given to family members. The ideal option for me would be an applet on a smartcard in my phone's 2nd sim bay and a hard power toggle for the 2nd bay. Then I suppose my phone could also provide proxying of u2f as a USB device. But last I looked Android was blocking access to simcard slots for general purpose..