How To Setup & Use Yubikey 5 Series Hardware Tokens - The BEST 2FA Option!

Y'all know I'm slightly obsessed with 2 factor authentication and I want everyone in the world to understand why it's so beneficial. And today, I'm introducing my personal favorite type of 2FA - Yubikeys.

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0:00 Welcome!
What is 2 Factor Authentication?
Hardware Tokens
Intro to Yubikeys
Who is Yubico?
Walkthrough of Yubikeys
How To Set Up A Yubikey

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[notreallyme]

I can lock down my useless Twitter account with these, but my bank and 401k account ask me my dog’s name.

[amar-dpiy]

I own the yubikey 5ci. i brought mine last winter. im obsessed with it! its the coolest thing 2FA out there. no more adding your phone number for two factor. This is genius!

[paulbigbee]

Terrific timing Shannon: Bank of America just announced support for any FIDO-certified key late next month (June 2021). I desperately hope that forces other financial services to support genuine 2FA. It’s been a complete and utter embarrassment that arguably our most important products have been so late to the game (when game companies have done it for years)!

[LionRoars]

My Yubikey is here this week. It was your videos that told me I needed it.

[Stretch]

I absolutely use Yubikey, and have for at least 7-10 years now. I have my old Bluetooth keys back before iPhones had NFC, as well as the USB-A and Itty bitty mini that sits flush in the USB slot. I'm ordering some new 5s since all mine were the 4 series, and I'm really interested in their new authenticator app which bridges the gap of needing a software authenticator as most apps and sites are accepting, but being backed by your hardware yubikey. So the flexibility and security of an authenticator app with the robust security of a physical hardware key that only I can possess.

[Vares]

I have a series 4 Yubikey that I've used and loved for years. A few days ago I ordered a 5 UFC so I can use the NFC functions. I figure I'll just stash my old Yubikey 4 away as a backup. One of the things I love that wasn't mentioned in the video is that I also have my key programed with an obscenely long static password that I use for an encrypted hard drive. Keeps the hard drive secure, yet makes it super easy to unlock.

[ChrisFredriksson]

You're crazy Shannon, you look as young now as in the old video linked on Yubico, you have not aged! But you do have more cool hair colors these days! Love your vids and so happy to see a Yuibikey video, thought about it but never mentioned it on your google 2fa video.

[tech]

Awesome thanks Shannon. I was looking at their website yesterday but got confused. Thanks for the video !

[GuillaumeRossolini]

For what it's worth, my main concern is forgetting which services I enabled this kind of tech on.
Assuming I registered two keys on each service right away, main+backup, when I eventually lose a key, I'll have to get a replacement and register it again with all these services.
I'm worried that by that point I'll have forgotten which services I need to go back to...
But that's not to say this is bad tech! This is indeed great tech! Just requires some organization skills.

[andreavergani]

I love this kind of product for 2fa. Thanks for videos you do

[WrvrUgoThrUR]

This device also sounds like a good thing to have attached to a Last Will & Testament. You could spare your loved one the hassle of dealing with your digital breadcrumbs.

[steamfox]

I would like to hear more about different threat scenarios and the pros and cons of different MFA methods/devices/standards with them.

[lowbar]

Excellent as always. I have heard of these for years. but haven't really seriously considered using them until now. Seems like things are getting more and more compromised. I have used 2FA for a long time, but now even that is an issue. So many orgs that don't use true 2FA (like security questions - uughhh!) or (sms or emailed 2FA key - NOOO) Thanks for doing this, it helped to understand what is going on with this.

[jacksson]

I understood your explanation with the ATM analogy, after that I was lost.

[JohnChvatalGSTV]

I’ve been meaning to ditch sms authentication for awhile. I’m interested in purchasing several Yubikeys. Shannon, could you do a demo on using multiple Yubikeys on a single account? I’d like to keep one in a safe and actively use the other.

[uncletrick]

It’s amazing that all banks still don’t use this. I’m writing this in 2024 and almost no banks have compatibility with these types of devices!

[NerdyStirFry]

It's always fun to see when the hair color on youtube catches up with the hair color on instagram.

[scottleland]

Great video! Probably the most straightforward video out there on yubikeys.

[teachermanret]

Bought 2 yubikey 5 today so setup tomorrow. Thanks for a great video.

[thatsinterestinghmmm]

That's funny. That's you in the 2UFA video at Yubico