Yubico YubiKeys Reviews & Insights

Score9.4 out of 10

139 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for Yubico YubiKeys are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Streamlined Login Process: Users highlight Yubico YubiKey's streamlined login process. The process significantly reduces multifactor authentication time from up to 30 seconds to less than a second. This efficiency has been highlighted as a key benefit by many users who value quick and hassle-free access to their accounts.

Remote Document Signing: The ability to sign documents remotely using certificates stored on Yubico YubiKeys is highly valued by users, offering convenience and flexibility in document signing from any location. This feature enables users to securely sign important documents without being physically present, enhancing productivity and workflow efficiency.

High-Security Features: Users commend the high-security features of the Yubico YubiKey, such as storing a number of private keys, and providing superior capabilities compared to other security key brands. The robust security measures implemented in the device give users peace of mind regarding the security of their sensitive information and systems.

Reviews

102 Reviews

YubiKeys are great for hardware protected MFA

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

September 24, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Securing sensitive applications for users that do not have or cannot use a mobile device, or that is need a hardware protected device. YubiKeys will also function for desktop MFA and will also be used by IT Administrators that have extra sensitive applications. YubiKeys are also used for accessing VPN when soft tokens are too slow or time out.

Pros

Security
Multifactor
Encrypted passwords

Cons

Expense
Biometrics
resiliency

Likelihood to Recommend

Ease of use after configuration has been a big plus. Additional hardware protected security features is also a plus. However, users tend to lose or break them in certain situation.

Verified User

Professional in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

Yubico survey

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

July 24, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it either instead of Okta verify, or as a supplement, in case the Okta verify app gets stuck or has an error

Pros

Easy to use
Portable
Secure

Cons

Maybe some protection for the connector portion of each key (the part that touches the computer’s port. That way it lasts longer

Likelihood to Recommend

If the Okta verify/or fingerprint reader isn’t working, or if you are traveling and using a different device than your normal one

Verified User

Analyst in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

YubiKey - a great part of our MFA solution.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

May 23, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

When our company started implementing MFA, we needed to use our mobile phones to confirm our second factor. Yes, it worked, but it was a hassle getting your phone out of your pocket, especially if you were seated. Then we purchased some Yubikeys. It was so convenient to set it up and just touch the Yubikey for your second factor. Leveraging the long touch was also very helpful to reduce the accident activations.

Pros

Providing a second factor authentication.
Yubikey has two slots so it can be configured for two environments.
Long touch reduces accidental activation.

Cons

It would be nice to have a cover to prevent accident activation.

Likelihood to Recommend

The Yubico YubiKeys are well-suited to environments that need Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). They are easy to configure and set up for use. The two slots are very helpful so that one YubiKey can be configured for two environments (e.g., production and non-production). The long touch also prevents accidental activation.

Verified User

Project Manager in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

Yubico YubiKeys has secured our critical accounts

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

May 20, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Yubico YubiKeys to secure the administrator credentials for our domains and for DNS administration. Since these credentials are very sensitive, it provides more peace of mind knowing that the risk of being phished or brute forced is virtually eliminated.

Pros

Provides very effective MFA for our accounts.
Prevents phishing attacks.
Prevents brute force attacks.

Cons

Provide more integrations for services - particularly financial services (banks, credit cards, etc).

Likelihood to Recommend

We use GSuite. Yubico YubiKeys integration is a breeze.

Verified User

Director in Information Technology (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Yubikey means security

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

May 18, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

No I have one personally, I use it to secure access to my accounts including GitHub and email. it's a good tool and offers peace of mind. That there is no way for someone to access my account without the key. I'd recommend to others in org to get the product

Pros

Security
Looks good
Attaches to key ring

Cons

More colours
More integrations
Find my yubikey via bluetooth

Likelihood to Recommend

Access to secure assets like GitHub and AWS it's particular good in these scenarios, and I'd recommend it to anyone using these tools, particularly with elevated access. To be honest it's also fine for the average user too, in a security conscious company. It's less good for mobile access to products.

Verified User

Director in Engineering (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

Yubico YubiKeys Review

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

May 16, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We're using it to streamline user authentication. We're currently using it for application security, but we're looking to enable it for desktop login as well. And that's our biggest use case right now is streamlining our logins to our systems.

Pros

It streamlines the login process where in past with multifactor authentication, each phase took up to 30 seconds. Adding quite a bit of time to the user experience, we're able to reduce that to less than a second.

Cons

So interestingly, with the nano devices that tend to stay in the computers, users are always accidentally hitting it and it will just pop up a random text string in whatever they're working on. So a way to add an easier way to add a delay into the device. Recognizing a touch.

Likelihood to Recommend

It's great for streamlining operations. When you have users that tend to struggle with technology, the concept behind the product is incredibly simple. It's plugged in, you touch it, and you're finished.

Verified User

Vice-President in Information Technology (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

12 years of experience

Yubico YubiKeys Review

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

May 16, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The entire engineering org has to actually use the Yubico YubiKeys primarily because it acts as a second-factor authentication and we don't have to use the text message option and this is much more secure. You basically put it in and it generates the code for you. So all access to all company systems is governed by two-factor authentication and Yubico YubiKeys access is the second factor for us.

Pros

So as I said, the second-factor authentication that it does is really well. The response time is really good and all you have to do is just enter the second factor code and that's about it. Right? So that's the good part about using Yubico YubiKeys.

Cons

Occasionally, once or twice it might happen that I would press the key, but it'll not detect that I pressed the key. So I'd have to press it again, but that's just occasionally, sometimes. So maybe even if the key was a little bit bigger and I've detected that, I would've pressed it. But apart from that, I think it's pretty good.

Likelihood to Recommend

I think, as I said, it's perfectly suited for second-factor authentication where all you have to do is a security team registers the key and you put it in your laptop and then you use it as a second factor. I think that's the best use case governing all access to making it a mandatory second factor so not relying on your cell phone or authenticator app, you just have this hardware thing which is much more secure and you can carry it with you as well when you are traveling.

Verified User

Team Lead (5001-10,000 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

Yubico Review

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

May 16, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

When we access sensitive servers, there is always a need to have a 2-step verification process. So one step is always what you know, which is like a password. The second step is something that you have, which is the Yubico YubiKeys. So Yubico YubiKeys provides that 2-step authentication process without going through the hassle and it's also convenient because of the laptops that we have. I think it supports both Windows and Mac and I think we have both kinds of users and they both use it and it seems to work well.

Pros

It works all the time and it works well, so I think that's all I care about and it that's the work that it's supposed to do really well.

Cons

It can be about access control because either right now it's just you have access or you don't have access. I think there can be a use case where you are allowed a particular set of servers and not a particular set of servers. I think maybe it's there or we don't use it, but I haven't seen that. I think I've used Yubico YubiKeys at two companies and I haven't seen that. Maybe that's something that can be added.

Likelihood to Recommend

It's well suited. I think the only issue is you need to have the key and if you lose it, then maybe there is a potential issue. I think those are the only concerns I have.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

Yubico YubiKeys Review

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

May 16, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use this product when I remote work the most. So actually being right in this conference here right now, I'm able to use it to log into my systems and check my email, take actions for work if I need to. It enables a lot better remote work capabilities. The way we describe it on the military side is like having common access card and a card reader all in one device.

Pros

Remote access. I'm able to sign documents with the certificates that we have placed on our Yubico YubiKeys, so it's nice to be able to sign a document from anywhere, from any computer with my YubiKey instead of having to look for an adapter for my common access card.

Cons

Maybe just offer a little key ring attachment so it's a little bit easier. Or at least having a set product partnership or something instead of trying to find those Amazon one-offs that all fit, slip it into the loop and then be able to carry with you.

Likelihood to Recommend

When I used it as an engineer for a software company a few years ago, I would be able to continue doing work on the train ride into and out of the office. So that was an extra hour, two hours a day that I was able to access our systems and still be able to continue to work. So that was a lot of fun. Well, I don't know if stay fun, but it was nice to be able to have the access, not have to be connected directly to the corporate network.

Verified User

Employee in Information Technology (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

6 years of experience

Yubico Yubikeys Review

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

May 16, 2024

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I always use it to access my work email and my personal email. Like my systems like AWS, I always use my Yubico YubiKeys.

Pros

Right now I don't know, but I like very much this product because for me it's a lot of security on my systems and my personal stuff.

Cons

I saw in these, I don't know the name of the industry, but it is like ybi, but you can open your doors with that. It's great because for example, in my house, I have a door and I can unlock it with my cell phone. But if I can open with Yubico YubiKeys, I think it's a great opportunity.

Likelihood to Recommend

I think it should work. I think it's best when you try to open a computer and you try to access an email and for example, Salesforce and the other systems. And the last, I don't know because I am a heavy user of this.

Verified User

Manager (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

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