New Yubico security keys let you log in with a tap to your USB-C port - Ars Technica

So security keys that serve as a form of multi-factor authentication or passwordless login need to play well with the port.

Hardware authentication company Yubico is addressing that need with an inexpensive security key that allows logins via USB-C—or with just a tap of the key to a PC or phone.

No matter how you connect it to your PC, the Security Key NFC supports the FIDO U2F and FIDO2/WebAuthn authentication standards, which isn't surprising, as Yubico contributes to both.

Workers are increasingly using more than one PC, and companies like Google and Microsoft are pushing passwordless login options, so these types of keys will only become more common.

This is the second product launch from the Swedish company this month after the release of its first keys to support fingerprint logins, the YubiKey Bio Series.

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