!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] device supports multiple [authentication] protocols including the [FIDO] Alliance [U2F] [protocol], [One-Time password], and [Smart Card] functionality (e.g., [OpenPGP], the Federal government’s [Personal Identity Verification] ([PIV]) [credential]). [{$pagename}] device supports both contact ([USB]) and contactless ([NFC] and [MIFARE]) interfaces. The device is commercially available and can be used for [U2F] login with online services that support [U2F] (e.g., [Google], [GitHub] and [Dropbox]). 

The device uses [Common Criteria]-certified [Smart Card] technology-based hardware [Secure Elements] to protect encryption keys.

In October [2014|Year 2014], [Google] Chrome became the first web [browser] to support the [FIDO] [U2F] protocol. [Google] also announced that they were supporting the Yubico [U2F]-compliant Security Key as a second [factor|Authentication Factor] device to strengthen the Google [2-Step Verification|Multi-Factor Authentication] process for [Google Accounts]

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