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Google Titan Security Key now available

176 pointsby dgroveover 6 years ago

30 comments

Someone1234over 6 years ago
The wireless key is the &quot;Feitian MultiPass FIDO Security Key&quot; I&#x27;d caution people to read the Amazon reviews (specifically people found it unreliable and it would break if dropped&#x2F;roughly handled).<p>They both seem to be re-branded Feitian, which cost less ($25 + $17 = $42) when purchased under that brand from Amazon than the Google Titan moniker.
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spuzover 6 years ago
$50 seems very expensive. The actual hardware probably does not cost more than $10 and I can&#x27;t see adoption of FIDO keys becoming widespread unless companies are willing to sell keys at or below cost.
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therealmarvover 6 years ago
1. why not going from usb-c to usb A with adapter than the other way round (this laptop photo looks so ugly with the usb-c-&gt;usb A adapter).<p>2. this link does not work outside US
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steven2012over 6 years ago
I would prefer one from Apple. I don&#x27;t trust Google as much as I do Apple, simply because I know they don&#x27;t make money from my data. The fact that the FBI couldn&#x27;t get into an iPhone makes me trust Apple much more. If I start using this Google key, I&#x27;m not sure how far in bed they are with the government and if they can crack my accounts.
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Operylover 6 years ago
Are both keys configured with the same underlying keys?<p><pre><code> Each key bundle comes with a physical USB security key and a Bluetooth security key—one for your primary use and one for safe keeping.</code></pre>
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h8trswana8over 6 years ago
It’s so big. Couldn’t they have come up with a more subtle form factor?
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ekingrover 6 years ago
The description doesn&#x27;t say if the keys are compatible with FIDO2 &#x2F; Webauthn, which seem to be the new standard superseding FIDO (namely with password-less and multi-factor auth). It would be disappointing if not...
nikolayover 6 years ago
&quot;Available&quot; just like Google One is? I hate when people make things &quot;available&quot; this way! Don&#x27;t they know the meaning of the word?!
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scrrrover 6 years ago
Isn&#x27;t this the same as a code app like Authy? Why carry the extra dongle?
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zaarnover 6 years ago
For 50$ I don&#x27;t really see the point in this, Yubikey already asks this much.<p>I&#x27;ll probably wait out for the FIDO2 upgrade on the u2fzero...
jameskegelover 6 years ago
How would Google Titan improve the 2F experience for someone who already uses a dongle-key device like a Yubikey, for example?
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anilakarover 6 years ago
Is it possible to use the Bluetooth dongle with a desktop computer without a cable? Having to carry both on your keyring kind of defeats the purpose, because even Google&#x27;s own guidelines tell you to store one in a safe place and keep the other one in daily use.
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locusmover 6 years ago
What does this offer over Yubi?
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amingilaniover 6 years ago
<i>Question for Advanced Protection and Mac users.</i><p>Have you managed to authenticate your Google account with your U2F keys on your Mac?<p>If you have, please help the rest of us out, I get an error:<p>&gt; You can only use your Security Keys with Google Chrome.<p>Here&#x27;s a StackExchange question for some karma: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;apple.stackexchange.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;327491&#x2F;how-do-i-use-a-u2f-token-when-adding-a-google-account-to-my-macbook-pro" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;apple.stackexchange.com&#x2F;questions&#x2F;327491&#x2F;how-do-i-us...</a>
ameliusover 6 years ago
Nice for humans, but these dongles don&#x27;t solve the problem of automated background services having to log in to machines to complete their tasks. How do people solve this problem?
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alecbenzerover 6 years ago
What&#x27;s the summary on how security keys compare to Google&#x27;s tap-to-sign-in flow? <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;support.google.com&#x2F;accounts&#x2F;answer&#x2F;7026266?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&amp;hl=en" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;support.google.com&#x2F;accounts&#x2F;answer&#x2F;7026266?co=GENIE....</a>
Postosuchusover 6 years ago
The store page sucks balls - no details whatsoever!<p>Does anyone know how these keys could be used for TOTP? In case of Yubikey one could use an app which effectively acted as a proxy between the TOTP-based system and a hardware key. Does the Google key support the same functionality?
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grepthisabover 6 years ago
Pretty cool, I like that it comes with two keys at the start so you have a backup, unlike Yubi where I have to buy two before I can even get started in earnest. Still living the dongle life though, but it appears to come with its own usb a -&gt; c adapter at least.
Demoneeriover 6 years ago
Excuse my ignorance (I&#x27;m trying to understand by googling). I know it&#x27;s not the same technology but is it the same concept (public&#x2F;private key) as for example the Estonian government uses for identity and accessing government services?
mitchtbaumover 6 years ago
I would rather use something like this: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thingiverse.com&#x2F;thing:1970583" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thingiverse.com&#x2F;thing:1970583</a>
Thripticover 6 years ago
Is it possible to set up advanced protection on the ipad using the camera adapter and a yubikey, or a bluetooth key required?
extrapolateover 6 years ago
Anyone able to actually purchase one? I&#x27;m just seeing a &quot;Join waitlist&quot; button.
johntashover 6 years ago
Just to make sure.. these don&#x27;t provide GPG&#x2F;PGP smartcard support, right?
ameliusover 6 years ago
Can I use it for my bank too?
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kennydudeover 6 years ago
Is that a dongle to use it on the surface-style-thing? Whyyyyyyy
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estomagordoover 6 years ago
Is it sort of a ubikey?
meanmartineover 6 years ago
Yeah, no thanks
sschuellerover 6 years ago
I only see Chromecast and Chromecast Audio on this page.
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throwawaymathover 6 years ago
Am I correct in my understanding that this will only work for Google devices? It states that, but at least for the physical U2F key I don’t see why that wouldn’t also work on a non-Google device.<p>EDIT: Revisting, it states anything running Google Chrome should also work. So I guess macOS should be fine, what about iOS?
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floor_over 6 years ago
The countdown starts and runs until some 12 year old breaks it wide open.