Organizations are increasingly leveraging biometric-based authentication for their users because a secure passwordless login experience, backed by biometrics, not only enhances the user experience with a simplified workflow, but also increases productivity in scenarios such as shared workstation environments where fast and secure task switching between users delivers greater productivity and overall efficiency. Organizations on the passwordless journey are challenged to deliver to their users a true passwordless experience with a high level of security that cannot be easily breached.

With the YubiKey Bio Series, users can experience secure passwordless with high levels of productivity. The YubiKey Bio Series, comprised of two security keys, YubiKey Bio - FIDO Edition and the YubiKey C Bio - FIDO Edition, delivers the convenience of biometric login with the added benefits of Yubico’s hallmark security, reliability and durability assurances. Biometric fingerprint templates are stored in the secure element that helps protect them against physical attacks. The result is a single, trusted hardware-backed root of trust delivering a seamless login experience across different devices, operating systems, and applications. This lineup has been designed to meet the most stringent security requirements as part of the industry-leading legacy of Yubico. Key capabilities include:

• Support for both biometric and PIN-based login.

• Adherence to stringent hardware security requirements with the fingerprint template stored in the secure element on the device.

• Support for FIDO protocols such as FIDO Universal 2nd Factor (U2F), and WebAuthn/FIDO2.

• Ability to work across operating systems and browsers including Windows, macOS, Chrome OS, Linux, Chrome, and Edge.

• Availability in both USB-A and USB-C form factors with biometric support.

YubiKeys deliver certificate-based authentication (CBA), conditional authentication strengths, Azure Virtual Desktop FIDO and certificate support as well as mobile support for iOS and Android devices to protect your Microsoft ecosystem from cyber attacks. The YubiKey stores the authentication secret on a secure element hardware chip. This secret is never transmitted and therefore cannot be copied or stolen.

Microsoft and Yubico offer comprehensive, enterprise-wide MFA and passwordless solutions to deliver simple secure authentication solutions to users. With the recently added features of CBA, conditional authentication strengths, Azure Virtual Desktop FIDO and certificate support as well as mobile support for iOS and Android devices with a YubiKey, we can protect your Microsoft ecosystem from cyber attacks.