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There is a Yubikey model that uses NFC called the NEO[1]. So it would operate simply by your being close to the computer. At the moment, the NFC only works wi
by jnbiche 13y ago
There is a Yubikey model that uses NFC called the NEO[1]. So it would operate simply by your being close to the computer. At the moment, the NFC only works with Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and Blackberry, but it might be able to be ported easily. I'm looking into how this might help you now (Yubikey has an SDK).
You're on OSX, so let me see what I can come up with. No promises, but I'm looking.
1. http://www.yubico.com/products/yubikey-hardware/yubikey-neo/integrate/ http://www.yubico.com/products/yubikey-hardware/yubikey-neo/...
EDIT: I see that the Yubikey NEO is sold out for the next 5 weeks, so this may not be the best option for you.
EDIT2: The best solution was referenced by silverlight above, it's called TokenLock for Mac OSX, and it's $3 in the App Store. You can use it with bluetooth devices. Just get some little $20 bluetooth device or headphones you can pair it with, and have someone put it in your pocket. Please take a look here (again, thanks to poster silverlight above): http://www.map-pin.com/tokenlock-home/ http://www.map-pin.com/tokenlock-home/ Never used it, but it looks pretty versatile and can be used with all sorts of login approaches.
For securing your browser passwords, I think the Yubikey with the NFC chip will be your best bet. Right now, they don't have OSX software available specifically for the NFC, but I imagine they will release some eventually. I'd call and ask them.
- escapologybb 13y agoI think as soon as they bring out some software on the Neo model that would be ideal, I'll definitely get in touch with them. Excellent find! As for TokenLock, I downloaded the free trial and during the setup process my laptop locked up for apparently no reason; I had to have my partner stop at she was doing and come and restart the computer for me. Clearly not an ideal situation. It really was a case of; Download and install application Run through the setup process, which appeared to go flawlessly Read's helpful message that laptop will be locked when iPhone goes out of range … Laptop locks up as I'm reading the message, whilst my iPhone has sat resolutely still about 5 inches from my laptop! That is a terrible level of reliability for me I'm afraid :-)