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How do you handle adding both keys if you store them in different locations? Right now I do something similar, but I have to keep a list of which accounts I ne
by xur17 8y ago
How do you handle adding both keys if you store them in different locations?
Right now I do something similar, but I have to keep a list of which accounts I need to add to key 2, and the key is offsite, so I have a several week period during which an account only has one key associated with it.
- mjibson 8y agoI have one key permanently plugged in to my desktop at home. I have another on my keychain that I can use at work or if I'm travelling or whatever. This allows quick access to a yubikey anywhere I am. My previous problem (when I owned only 1) was that my keys were always in another room when I was home, and getting up to get them was too annoying when logging in to things. Now I have a backup if either is lost and I'm more-or-less guaranteed to have a yubikey within reach anytime it's needed.
- guitarbill 8y agoyou don't necessarily need two security keys. written down backup codes or an authenticator app are also good second factors.
- borplk 8y agoIf you can just fall back to authenticator app by saying "oops don't have yubikey now" then you get no extra security for using a yubikey.
- tialaramex 8y agoYou may consider that the authenticator offers enough security but a Security Key is more convenient. I hate typing 6-digit codes into things, touching the little contact or pressing the button on my Security Keys is much more tolerable. Now, personally I wouldn't want the phishable Authenticator as fallback, but it's definitely better than SMS for example.