Yubico Announces Security Key with Fingerprint Authentication

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Yubico, the largest provider of hardware-based security keys, announced the launch of YubiKey Bio, the company’s first fingerprint-based biometric security key.

https://www.yubico.com/ products/yubico-authenticator/

This product allows users to insert a security key into their laptop or smartphone, press their finger against a fingerprint reader embedded in the key, and authenticate on the device, on a local application, or on a remote service.

The idea of adding a fingerprint reader to a security key is not new, similar devices have been available from other vendors such as Kensington and Feitian, and alternatives have been available for several years.

The YubiKey Bio series is based on Yubico’s strong reputation as a security vendor and its track record as an official US government vendor.

What’s new in the YubiKey Bio series

There are two versions, one with a USB-A connector and the other with a USB-C connector.
The initial price of the USB-A version is $80.
The initial price for the USB-A version is $85

FIDO2, WebAuthn, and U2F are supported, and if bio fingerprint authentication fails, the PIN authentication system is used by default (PIN is set during fingerprint registration).

In order to store fingerprint data separately from other key data, a three-chip structure is adopted.

Yubico says that Bio’s keys are ready to use in most apps and online services that support FIDO2, WebAuthn, and U2F authentication protocols.

According to the company, they have already successfully tested the bios on Citrix Workspace, Duo, GitHub, IBM Security Verify, Microsoft Azure Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Okta, and Ping Identity. The company commented that they have already successfully tested bios on Citrix Workspace, Duo, GitHub, IBM Security Verify, Microsoft Azure Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Okta, and Ping Identity.

Bio’s security keys are also compatible with the company’s Yubico Authenticator for Desktop app, which makes it easy to manage the key’s fingerprint database and other information.

YubiKey Bio keys are now available on their sales site.

https://www.yubico.com/ products/yubikey-bio-series/

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