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I don't think people need yet another dedicated gadget that is no matter how secure - prone to be lost and potentially misused. I'd probably steer toward Yubik
by gesman 13y ago
I don't think people need yet another dedicated gadget that is no matter how secure - prone to be lost and potentially misused.
I'd probably steer toward Yubikey as it's more universal and solves the same problem - keyloggers and malware.
- rplnt 13y agoHow does Yubikey protects you from malware? I'm genuinely curious as from the overview it seems to only store passwords? As for the misuse, the device can be PIN protected (it's not much but saves you some time to transfer the bitcoins).
- specialp 13y agoYubikey does not store passwords, it generates them. It generates one time passwords for two factor authorization that expire very quickly. So if your password is stolen, the attacker would also need your Yubikey to generate a one time password that can be verified by Yubikey with your device. The Yubikey plugs in USB and acts like a keyboard typing in the password when you hit the button
- rplnt 13y agoI see. So it doesn't protect your private keys.