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Yes, it's really true. How many of your friends and family members carry around a yubikey?
by dymk 2y ago
Yes, it's really true. How many of your friends and family members carry around a yubikey?
- nijave 2y agoThe technically savvy do. The others don't but not because they don't want to--they don't know they exist. Everyone I know carries around NFC devices--either work badges or credit cards. I don't see how having an extra NFC device in addition to the multiple ones you already have is a burden.
- doublerabbit 2y agoI'm technically savvy. I don't nor want to own one. Why should I be forced to pay for a YubiKey? €60 is a fair chunk of money. Maybe buy me one I'll consider it otherwise I'm not convinced. I will once corporate gives me free open-source hardware.
- superfrank 2y agoI'm an EM at a large tech company. Spent a decade as a developer. I have a Yubikey for work and I hate it. I understand why I need it and the value it provides, but I hate having to cary around one more thing. The fact that this user thinks the average person would be happy to have to cary one around is wildly out of touch.
- dymk 2y ago> The technically savvy do. That's my point. Yubikey doesn't pass the grandma test. Your everyday user isn't going to be carrying one around anytime soon.
- wkat4242 2y agoIt's actually a LOT easier to explain to your grandma than a recent MFA app like Microsoft authenticator that requires a smartphone, the user to unlock it, choose the notification, to enter a code from a list and confirm with fingerprint. With passkeys via yubikey it's insert key, enter pincode (just like at the atm), touch and go. You don't even have to enter your account name or email because that's derived automatically. Anyone who can get cash out can use a yubikey. Very different for MFA apps.