The upcoming YubiKey 5Ci is the first YubiKey to support Apple’s Lightning connector. The portable root of trust supports multiple authentication protocols, including FIDO2, WebAuthn, U2F, OTP, PIV (smartcard), as well as OpenPGP.

Offered in a variety of personal and business versions, the YubiKey 5 series is the company’s latest consumer YubiKey, and is available in USB-A, USB-C, keychain, and nano form factors. The company has also expanded the key’s preview program so more partners and app developers interested in the 5Ci can get access to the SDKs and a preview device for development and testing.įor those hearing YubiKey for the first time, it’s a hardware authentication device that offers one-tap login and works with most online services. Recently, Yubico announced that YubiKey for Lightning has been renamed to YubiKey 5Ci, and the device is on track to be released end of the year. The YubiKey 5Ci is a portable root of trust that works with iPhones and iPadsĪt CES earlier this year, Yubico showed off YubiKey for Lightning, a physical security key that’s approved by Apple to work with iPhones and iPads.

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