[Question] Hardware MFA: product reccommendations?

Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨binom@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨privacyguides@lemmy.one⁩

I am im the market for a hardware key for MFA. I want to put it on my keyring and put it in my pocket so I always have it with me. I guess it should be quite sturdy for that (no easily broken off connectors, …) I mainly want to use it as additional factor for my Bitwarden vault. Do you have any recommendations, experiences, stories? Yubikey seems to be by far the brand most recommended. Solo is nice bc open source hard/firmware, but I care more about reliability and usability than openness I think.

Thank you for your insights!

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Version@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I have a yubikey on my keychain for a few years now, no problems so far.

Btw, I would recommend to get at least 2, one you use and one as a backup.

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wrinkletip@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Apex Flex if you want to go a bit more off the beaten path. I love mine both for OTP and FIDO2.

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- binom@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  hahaha that’s crazy. A bit further than I am willing to go right now. Where do you have yours if you don’t mind me asking?
  
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  - wrinkletip@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Right forearm! It also works some places in the hand, but the forearm is the best location for that chip I believe.
    
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TooTallSol@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Always remember that biometrics can be compelled by the court in the US, but a password cannot.

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- binom@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  So I guess a password for the law, and a hardware key for the lawless haha.
  
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shortwavesurfer@monero.town ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I havent used it, but solokey is built on open hardware and FOSS if i remember correct

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BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Nitrokey or OnlyKey is you want FOSS are good options.

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- binom@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Thank you for the recommendations. Any first hand experience with these brands? I am looking mainly for reliability and durability. Otherwise they look quite good, maybe even a bit overkill for me with all the extra features.
  
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  - BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    No, but Nitrokey is well known and time tested at this point. And they have different models, so I’m sure you can find something that works for you.
    
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wrinkletip@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Apex Flex if you want to go a bit more off the beaten path. I love mine both for OTP and FIDO2.

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wrinkletip@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Apex Flex if you want to go a bit more off the beaten path. I love mine both for OTP and FIDO2.

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