

So, what’s the difference between using Yubico Authenticator or another authentication app? Instead of storing the time-based one-time passcodes on a mobile phone or computer, Yubico Authenticator generates and stores one-time codes on the YubiKey. With today’s news, the Yubico Authenticator app series now works seamlessly across all major desktop and mobile platforms, with full support for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS. And today, we’re happy to announce that the iOS app has support for near-field communication (NFC) as well, thanks to Apple’s recent NFC updates. This changed in October when Yubico released the first Yubico Authenticator for iOS with Lightning support.


These include Authy, Google Authenticator or Microsoft Authenticator.įor years, Yubico Authenticator has been available for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android platforms, but not iOS. With the Yubico Authenticator app, individuals can use a YubiKey to secure any service or application as long as it supports other authentication apps as a two-factor authentication (2FA) option. Did you know that you can use a YubiKey to protect your online accounts even if a service doesn’t offer built-in support for security keys? That’s right.
