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    Yubico YubiKey 4 - USB-A, Two-Factor Authentication

    • Honestly using this as a PIV smart-card really opens up the doors on what this can do as far as security, and with free utilities like VeraCrypt, not utilizing PIV features like certificate and token storage is just making this go to waste
    • Setting it up to work as a PIV smart card is a pain, simply due to Certificate Authority issues with EFS/Bitlocker; however, easily remedied using command-line instead of their PIV Manager GUI.Zero problems with U2F.
    • SPECIAL YUBIKEY 4 FEATURESWorks on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux operating systems, and on major browsersSupports multiple authentication protocols, including Yubico OTP, smart card (PIV), and FIDO U2FHardware secure elements guard your encryption keysRSA 4096 for OpenPGPSupport for PKCS#11CORE YUBIKEY FEATURESWorks instantly, no need to re-type passcodes from a device — replacing SMS texts, authenticator apps, legacy OTP tokens, and similar devicesIdentifies as a USB keyboard, smart card and smart card reader
    • Using it mainly for its PGP smart card functionality on laptops and Android phone so far.
    • Keep in mind that the PIV CCID Smart Card this product offers is read-only to Windows 7/8/10 out of the box, however there is a tool called CSIS Enrollment Station which will let you provision Smart Cards.
    • This security key has the ability to maintain two two security access methods, e.g., Smart Card and
    • In general the PIV support is more usable than other PIV smart cards I've used.
    • I haven't used the two-factor features much, but have been very happy with the PIV smart card application and the PGP support.
    • This device also can handle U2F simultaneously without any hiccups, and Smart Card functionality with 4 purposed card slots, protectable via PIN
    • With a little bit of work, the yubikey 4 can be used as a gpg smart card for signing things, which is great for signing tags in git; if you're willing to jump through some hoops, it can also be used in place of traditional SSH keys.
    • I know my way around smart cards
    • Setting it up to work as a PIV smart card is a pain, simply due to Certificate Authority issues with EFS/Bitlocker; however, easily remedied using command-line instead of their PIV Manager GUI.Zero problems with U2F.
    • Works as it should.