Windows 10: How to setup YubiKey with Windows Hello?

Discus and support How to setup YubiKey with Windows Hello? in Windows Hello & Lockscreen to solve the problem; I'm trying to setup my Windows PC to be able to sign in With a YubiKey, and need help to use it to log in to my computer directly. Attempting to use... Discussion in 'Windows Hello & Lockscreen' started by Rac3rZer0, Jun 22, 2021.

  1. Rac3rZer0 Win User

    How to setup YubiKey with Windows Hello?


    I'm trying to setup my Windows PC to be able to sign in With a YubiKey, and need help to use it to log in to my computer directly. Attempting to use the key will not work, it says that I need to use my password. Is there any way I can set it up to use only a security key or use it in combination with a password?

    :)
     
    Rac3rZer0, Jun 22, 2021
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  2. Rose Cal Win User

    Yubikey login support

    Hi,

    Log in issues can be caused by invalid password or username. For us to assist you further, kindly answer the questions below:

    • What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
    • Have you made any recent changes before this issue occur?
    • Have you tried using Yubikey before?

    We're looking forward for your response.
     
    Rose Cal, Jun 22, 2021
    #2
  3. Windows 10 1909 breaks Windows Hello with YubiKey 4

    Hi. Been using Windows 10 ever since it came out. Windows Hello with YubiKey 4 never had a problem. All updates to 1903 were fine but then, recently I upgraded to 1909 because someone suggested that might fix an issue I had with Your Phone companion.

    Now, Windows Hello no longer works with YubiKey 4. Windows security key sign-In management refuses to recognize that its a valid security key.

    To eliminate the possibility that the key has somehow gone bad, I jumped onto the Yubico website and downloaded Yubico Client for Windows and the key is recognized fine and validated working with that client. I would have stuck with that client but it doesn't
    have the convenience of Windows Hello.

    After uninstalling the Yubico client, I went about to try a standard
    Yubico Security Key
    . This worked fine.

    I am now suspecting that Microsoft has removed support for FIDO U2F from Windows Hello security key functionality and replaced it with a FIDO2 implementation (instead of supporting both) because that is the only significant difference. YubiKey 4 also supports
    a number of other authentication standards such as OTP, OAUTH, OpenPGP, smart cards, etc which the Yubico Security Key does not support but I don't believe Windows Hello implements these capabilities in security keys.

    Can anyone confirm? It just means I have to buy a YubiKey 5 with FIDO2 support but its a real pain for Microsoft to simply dump support for FIDO U2F when a year or two ago, it was considered the mainstream security 2nd factor key implementation before OAUTH
    and FIDO2 specifications were solid.
     
    MikeIndiaKiloEcho, Jun 22, 2021
    #3
  4. How to setup YubiKey with Windows Hello?

    yubikey

    So...you've never heard of yubikey? 2fa, OATH, OTP?
     
    NormPeterson, Jun 22, 2021
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