Hello I’m thinking about buying two Yubi Keys for my keepPassXc database but I just want to be sure they’re worth it before I buy them since two would cost a fair chunk of money ($100), can anyone recommend them?

Have a good day, -Sebo

  • sunbeam60@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    I can recommend them. Have had one attached to my keychain for years and it’s still working just fine. Be advised that there’s an in-built dichotomy, in that you always need to keep a backup of your key, ideally offsite (mine is with my in-laws), but you also can’t duplicate one key to another (by its very design) … so they work best when you’re using them an a unlock for a password/passkey manager, where you just set it up once, rather than using it as a 2FA everywhere. If you go down the “I’ll employ my yubikey everywhere I can”, you’ll quickly find your backup key going out of date (thereby no longer being a backup key).

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    1 year ago

    I really wish I had gotten the nano version of the 5c. The full size sticks out my laptop and I always get nervous I’m going snap it off. They can be inconvenient when you don’t have them on you, but that’s exactly the point. I carry one on my keys with me everyday and it’s handled the beating no problem.