You Should Be Using Yubikeys!

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Published 2020-10-28

I freakin' love Yubikeys. I switched to Yubikeys from Google Authenticator about a year ago, and I will never go back. Not only are they great for TOTP 2FA, but they do so much more! In this video, I try to cover it all, and probably screw up a few facts - but oh well - that's not the point. The point is - you should be using Yubikeys.

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Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
02:18 - What are Yubikeys?
02:56 - What is 2FA?
04:40 - TOTP 2FA and Authenticator apps
06:12 - Why you should standardize on hardware security keys
06:47 - Why hardware keys are faster than authenticator apps
08:05 - Yubikey authentication beyond TOTP
08:30 - FIDO authentication
12:07 - Yubikey TOTP login example
13:00 - Yubico Authenticator overview
13:39 - Yubico Authenticator on iPhone example
14:32 - Yubikey U2F login examples
16:09 - Yubikey WebAuthn login example
16:31 - Yubikey Initial Setup
18:00 - Adding a TOTP token to Yubikey
19:51 - Adding TOTP tokens to multiple Yubikeys
22:51 - What if you lose your Yubikey?
25:17 - Adding a FIDO U2F token to Yubikey
28:37 - Using Yubikey for Windows Login
30:44 - Will the Yubikey work for any TOTP 2FA?
31:48 - Different Yubikeys available

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All Comments (21)

@stevenhatcher6760 2 years ago

Just ran across this video... All I can say is THANK YOU! You did an amazing job at laying out what Yubikeys not only are, but the demos were off the chain! Keep up the great work sir!
@sdiggly 3 years ago

Wow, great video! Extremely informative, very well edited. This was exactly what I needed, thank you!
@APrintmaker 3 years ago

Very useful. I too had Yubikeys on hand waiting to understand how to use them. Multiple keys per account info helped alot.
@VirgilNicolae 3 years ago

Thanks, Chris! Using them already for about 3 years but managed to find some new things watching your video!
@grantrettke4851 2 years ago

Best balance between skimming over details to make it short and going way over time to make an exhaustive yet way too long video. Key points are covered. Points out of scope are stated as such. Points that have bigger implications and do need consideration at some point, are also made clear: things that make you think. Ideal balancing a critical yet confusing topic. Great vid.
@carlode3593 2 years ago

Thank you for your thorough summary of Yubikeys and set up. Bravo!!
@bewarako 3 years ago

Great video! Been using these for quite sometime, make sure to get an extra as backup as mentioned!
@terrancejhedrick 2 years ago

Thanks for the incredibly useful video! You demystified a lot of information in a clear way!
@cbrunnkvist 3 years ago

"Scanning" the desktop screen by the desktop app is a pretty neat little usability hack! I haven't been using the app but now I'm sold on it 🤓
@RETRO-CONSOLE-GAMER 3 years ago

Chris U have converted me to this yubikey, Thanks i feel much safer now , great vid
@chrisumali9841 3 years ago

Thanks for the demo and insight, have a great day
@sugafreebree 2 years ago

Thank you so much, this vid is amazing. You answered every question I had about the different application types. Simply brilliant! I am so thankful for you and you sharing your time.
@HouseDyson 3 years ago

The acting for the google Authenticator is top notch lol. Great video!
@KrispyKrink 3 years ago

Great video! I use the 5ci as primary and 5 NFC as secondary. I also have my PGP keys on my 5ci.
@JimPeiffer 1 year ago

Thanks Chris, great presentation. Have had a Yubikey for several years but only used it a few times so this was a great refresher.
@olafschermann1592 2 years ago

Thank you for that great overview and answering all of my questions before i could even ask them.
@mdkv4 3 years ago

Funny, I just finished setting mine up last night! Ordered two more for my parents.
@mikeoreilly4020 3 years ago

I've always found Ubikey's own documentation to be fairly obtuse. Thanks for the clearest explanation yet.
@jordanlambuth362 3 years ago

This a great video I really enjoyed it and it was very informative. I got one of these that was left over from a project at work. To pilot for a new customers 2FA implementation, seems very kool. I'm going to try and use the PIV deployment method with local active directory and a CA to use them as a smart card.
@Tinker_Thinker 3 years ago

Logged into YouTube with my YubiKey 5nfc usb-c to watch this video. Love YubiKeys and have a few, been using them since 2017.