It's even more secure than other forms of multifactor authentication, because the site you're logging into has to verify itself to the security key too, which can help protect you against increasingly-tricky phishing attacks. On Twitter, Facebook, Google News, and Instagram.Whether you use Android or iOS, a hardware security key can provide even more protection against password theft or phishing. Google Cloud admins would also be able to enable security key enforcement in G Suite, Cloud Identity and Google Cloud Platform to ensure that users use security keys for their accounts.įollow HT Tech for the latest tech news and reviews, also keep up with us The 'Security Keys' are also compatible with the 'Advanced Protection Programme', which is Google's strongest security for users at high risk. 'Titan Security Keys' have extra 'special sauce' from Google-firmware that's embedded in a hardware chip within the key that helps to verify that the key hasn't been tampered with and it works with popular browsers including Chrome and a growing ecosystem of services including Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox and more. 'Google's automated defences securely block the overwhelming majority of sign-in attempts even if an attacker has your user name or password, but we always recommend you enable two-step verification (2SV) to further protect your online accounts,' Srinivas added.

The 'Security Keys' are available first in the US, followed by other regions.

'For those who want the strongest account protection, we've long advocated the use of security keys for 2 step verification,' Sam Srinivas, Director of Product Management, Google Cloud wrote in a blog post.

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