Google Releases USB Security Key For Two
Two-factor authentication can protect your account, and a USB Security Key makes for a great backup if you lose your phone.
Safeguard PDF Portable provides real security without the installation overheads - nothing is loaded onto or installed in anything on a user's computer system. The PDF secure USB Viewer software runs directly from the USB stick, working in exactly the same way as the secure Viewer that requires installing on your computer. The USB Viewer has exactly the same security as the installed Windows Viewer - it is the same Viewer, just locked to a USB device.
Bursztein was curious as to whether there were ways of influencing the likelihood of someone plugging a found USB stick into their computer, so they left five different types scattered across the University of Illinois campus: drives labeled exams” or confidential”, drives with attached keys, drives with keys and a return address label, and generic unlabelled drives.
Rohos Logon Key is a multi-platform access control program that's available to create USB keys on Windows and Mac. There is an unlimited free version with several key features missing (no pun intended), though it's only available for Windows. If you want full security and protection or if you're using a Mac, then you'll need to pay the full $32 USD
Each Security Key has an individualized secure chip which performs cryptographic functions triggered by a simple touch of the key. You never see the details, but behind the scenes FIDO U2F Security Key provides a unique public and private key pair for each application it protects. Only those keys can correctly complete the cryptographic challenge required for login.
