The new dual Lightning and USB-C security key is available priced at $70 from Amazon and direct from Yubico.Hardware security key maker Yubico has a new product in the works to give iPhones the same authentication technology available today to Android phones and to Windows and Mac personal computers. However, the inclusion of Lightning in this latest offering will likely be most compelling for Apple users. YubiKey 5Ci doesn’t offer NFC support like some of its other security keys. Using the YubiKey, companies have seen zero successful phishing attempts. Yubico pioneered the creation of the FIDO U2F and FIDO2 authentication protocols along with Google and Microsoft. Use the same asymmetric cryptography and strong security used by individuals at 9 of the top 10 technology companies.Once registered, each service will simply request you to insert and tap your YubiKey to gain access during login.

Register easily with hundreds of services.A YubiKey makes it extremely difficult to gain access or steal your most important files, pictures, emails, and financial information. Protect your online accounts from phishing and account takeovers.Secure your login and protect your account with hundreds of services like LastPass, Dashlane, 1Password, and others.YubiKey 5Ci is compatible with popular password managers like 1Password, Dashlane, and LastPass, and is supported by Google, Dropbox,, Facebook, Twitter, and more. Yubico notes that once you get it up and running on one iOS device it will be “recognized on any other Apple device of your choice.”

Once set up, YubiKey 5Ci is seamless to use, is battery-free, and doesn’t require an internet connection. However, as noted by The Verge, YubiKey 5Ci won’t work with the 2018 iPad Pro’s USB-C port. YubiKey 5Ci is the first security key to include a Lightning connector and brings fast and easy hardware authentication to iPhone and iPad as well as Mac, Windows, Linux, Chrome OS, and Android via the USB-C port. The new hardware security key offers both Lightning and USB-C and is compatible with macOS, iOS, and more. After previewing the first Lightning security key for iPhone and iPad back at CES in January, Yubico has launched its YubiKey 5Ci today.

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