And in close collaboration with Google and Microsoft, they co-created the FIDO Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) and FIDO 2 open authentication standards. they then further secured and simplified the PIV smart card standard by adding touch-to-sign and built-in attestation.

Yubico pioneered the design of the first one-time password authenticator to work with a simple touch and with no client software, and Yubico made it compatible with the open authentication standard OATH. The company’s core invention, the YubiKey, is a small USB and NFC security key securing access to any number of IT systems and online services.

All Yubico security keys are manufactured in Sweden and USA and have won the trust of the largest enterprises and millions of users across the globe. In close collaboration with the leading internet companies and thought leaders Yubico created native support for our security keys in the major online platforms and browsers, enabling a safer internet for billions of people. Yubico was founded in Sweden in 2007 with the mission to make secure login easy and available for everyone.