OnlyKey's ability to type passwords differentiates it for my use cases. I can us... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		aex on Dec 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OnlyKey: Open-Source Alternative to YubiKey OnlyKey's ability to type passwords differentiates it for my use cases. I can use OnlyKey to type long BIOS, disc, user and root passwords without worrying about people around or security cameras.

contactlight11 on Dec 26, 2019 | [–]

YubiKey can also do this:

https://www.engineerbetter.com/blog/yubikey-static-secret/

cr7pt0 on Dec 27, 2019 | | [–]

It can only store up to 2 passwords, OnlyKey stores 24. For full comparison see https://crp.to/p

andoriyu on Dec 26, 2019 | [–]

YubiKey does it too. I use it to unlock GELI.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact