A spare ESP32-S3 gave me a hands-on introduction to hardware passkeys.

I've now spent a significant amount of effort exploring the ways to use yubikeys that extend beyond the basic web authentication. These are incredibly capable devices but you have to know what you're ...

When it comes to user authentication, there are many options available, from passwords at the weaker end of the security spectrum to hardware keys at the other. But what if the hardware security key ...

Over the last few years, we’ve heard a lot of talk about the Yubikey, a physical authentication security key made by Yubico. It’s a little surprising, because it feels like the world is moving towards ...

NinjaLab, a security research company, has discovered a vulnerability that would allow bad actors to clone YubiKeys. As the company has explained in a security advisory, NinjaLab found a vulnerability ...

As of October 2026, when I am writing this article, the world is in an uproar over data breaches. While the exact causes are not well understood, major corporations are experiencing a festival of data ...

As phishing attacks rise, crypto exchanges tell users to keep their funds safe by using YubiKey devices and Passkeys, along with hardware wallets. Phishing scams are becoming increasingly common as ...

Google and other enterprise vendors have been pushing hardware security keys from companies like Yubico and Feitian over the past year as a solution to improving account security. And, why not? Once ...