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I do wish the Yubikey had a slider like the webcam covers so you could prevent accidentally pressing the button. ccccccidufjlndefkacuknijintbntjnkdnrrtncrkfi

jolmg 6y ago
Maybe you have the nano? I can't imagine touching the Yubikey 4's touch sensor by accident. In fact, I can't imagine my hand touching USB devices by accident.
- Izkata 6y ago
  I got one earlier this year when they upgraded my work laptop, and found out that was a button when I pressed it accidentally while removing it - got the whatever-it-is dumped into a random terminal that happened to be in focus. Didn't hear what version it was, but it looks like a Yubikey 4.
  - jolmg 6y ago
    In your case, though, you didn't know that it was a button. Now that you know, I doubt you'll press it again by accident, since there's a lot area around it to avoid the button. > got the whatever-it-is dumped into a random terminal I don't use that feature, but I believe it can be configured to either be an OTP or a fixed password. Looking it up, if you or malandrew don't use it, you can disable it by deleting the OTP programming that comes in slot 1 by default: ykman otp delete 1
oh_sigh 6y ago
You could plug it into a USB cable with a built in switch which disconnects power/data.
DenseComet 6y ago
If you don't use the Yubico based 2fa, you can completely disable it and prevent the string output. Nowadays, most sites are using Webauthn/U2F and that will continue to work if you disable Yubico's proprietary 2fa implementation.
mprovost 6y ago
I always install yubiswitch [0] to prevent accidental yubisneezes. It lets you disable it from the Mac menu bar until you need it. [0] https://github.com/pallotron/yubiswitch https://github.com/pallotron/yubiswitch
valenciarose 6y ago
You can move OTP generation to slot 2. This prevents accidental triggering by requiring a much longer press. https://support.yubico.com/support/solutions/articles/15000006461-swapping-yubico-otp-from-slot-1-to-slot-2 https://support.yubico.com/support/solutions/articles/150000...
sedatk 6y ago
If you don't use OTP, I definitely recommend turning it off as it contains your YubiKey serial number and can be used to identify you. https://medium.com/hackernoon/avoid-leaking-your-identity-with-yubikey-92539b6608a https://medium.com/hackernoon/avoid-leaking-your-identity-wi...

jolmg 6y ago

Maybe you have the nano? I can't imagine touching the Yubikey 4's touch sensor by accident. In fact, I can't imagine my hand touching USB devices by accident.

Izkata 6y ago
I got one earlier this year when they upgraded my work laptop, and found out that was a button when I pressed it accidentally while removing it - got the whatever-it-is dumped into a random terminal that happened to be in focus. Didn't hear what version it was, but it looks like a Yubikey 4.
- jolmg 6y ago
  In your case, though, you didn't know that it was a button. Now that you know, I doubt you'll press it again by accident, since there's a lot area around it to avoid the button. > got the whatever-it-is dumped into a random terminal I don't use that feature, but I believe it can be configured to either be an OTP or a fixed password. Looking it up, if you or malandrew don't use it, you can disable it by deleting the OTP programming that comes in slot 1 by default: ykman otp delete 1

oh_sigh 6y ago

You could plug it into a USB cable with a built in switch which disconnects power/data.

DenseComet 6y ago

If you don't use the Yubico based 2fa, you can completely disable it and prevent the string output. Nowadays, most sites are using Webauthn/U2F and that will continue to work if you disable Yubico's proprietary 2fa implementation.

mprovost 6y ago

I always install yubiswitch [0] to prevent accidental yubisneezes. It lets you disable it from the Mac menu bar until you need it. [0] https://github.com/pallotron/yubiswitch https://github.com/pallotron/yubiswitch

valenciarose 6y ago

You can move OTP generation to slot 2. This prevents accidental triggering by requiring a much longer press. https://support.yubico.com/support/solutions/articles/15000006461-swapping-yubico-otp-from-slot-1-to-slot-2 https://support.yubico.com/support/solutions/articles/150000...

sedatk 6y ago

If you don't use OTP, I definitely recommend turning it off as it contains your YubiKey serial number and can be used to identify you. https://medium.com/hackernoon/avoid-leaking-your-identity-with-yubikey-92539b6608a https://medium.com/hackernoon/avoid-leaking-your-identity-wi...