Windows 10: Security key

With only a rudimentary(+) understanding of computer tech, I am seeking guidance for the purchase of a security key. I am using Edge and Windows 10 version 1809. I understand there have been problems getting some security keys to work but that some users have had success installing a Yubi FIDO key on Windows version 1903.


1) Might the Yubi FIDO key work equally well on my version 1809 as it has on another user's version 1903? Or is there some sort of version 1809 programming factor that may automatically preclude that possibility and I should NOT purchase that key expecting it to install and perform equally well with my version 1809?


2) With the price a big consideration in my purchase of a security key, can I have confidence in a key priced around $17 as long as it carries the label "FIDO certified"?


3) Can you offer any other advice on this general topic?


Thanks.

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Corporate Security Solution

That made me so facepalm. Some people have absolutely no clue. I hope they don't take you for granted with all this you're doing for them.

SonicWall is a good security product, so Mindweaver's suggestion sounds like a good one and should make for a rather bigger baby step. Let's hope they take it.

 

Security Key

Some tentative suggestions -
1 Perhaps you mean the 'Security key' for a WiFi network?
2 Perhaps you mean the 'Security key' for your router's Admin functions that is controlling your WiFi network?
3 Perhaps you mean your Windows user account login 'password' or a 'PIN' that you have set it up to accept instead?

Denis

 

Aegis Secure Key 3.0 Announced with 480GB Capacity

Apricorn, the leading manufacturer of software-free, hardware-encrypted USB drives, added three new sizes to their already expansive Aegis Secure Key 3.0 line, raising the total number of capacity options to seven (8, 16, 30, 60, 120, 240, and 480 GB.) With last year's introduction of the 240GB Aegis Secure Key 3, Apricorn had already doubled the storage capacity of the nearest competitor. This year, Apricorn has again doubled down on that size advantage with their new 480GB Secure Key: roughly four times the competition's max size of 120GB. And with the falling cost of flash storage, these larger capacity, super secure hardware-encrypted flash keys have rapidly become the ideal tool for corporate data security deployment.

"This is our most advanced product to date; besides packing half a terabyte of encrypted data into a thumbdrive, we have expanded its feature set to surpass any rival," says Mike McCandless, Apricorn's VP of Sales and Marketing. "And keeping true to the Apricorn tradition, The ASK 3.0 is completely software-free, cross-platform compatible with any OS, and has embedded authentication so no security parameters are ever shared with the host."







Beyond the expansion in size range, the Secure Key 3.0 carries the highest portable device security validation that the NIST grants: FIPS 140-2 level 3, and boasts an impressive list of features that surpasses other flash keys in its class such as a separate admin and user mode, two read-only modes, forced enrollment, programmable brute-force defense, a lock-override mode, plus a host of additional features that permit the Secure Key 3.0 to adhere to most security policies.

"Now that our high-capacity Secure Keys have come down so much in price, CISOs are rethinking the role of encrypted thumb drives in their business. No longer are they limited to carrying and storing small amounts of data. Now you've got secure, affordable flash storage capacities ranging up to nearly half a terabyte, USB 3.0 and flash transfer speeds, plus a laundry list of advanced security features; yet we're still only talking about a device that is about the size of a pack of gum."

Features

• FIPS 140-2 level 3 validated; IP58 Certified
• Embedded Keypad for host-free authentication
• Auto-Lock Feature - Automatically locks after a predetermined period of inactivity
• Drive Reset Feature - Allows for redeployment after wiping drive's data
• Lock Override - Permits the drive to remain unlocked during port re-enumeration
• Programmable Brute Force Protection - Sets the number of brute force attempts allowed, up to 20
• Self-Destruct Feature - Designate a Self-Destruct PIN to wipe and reset the device
• Tamper resistant / evident design
• 3-Year Limited Warranty

Starting at $99, Apricorn's Aegis Secure Key 3.0 is available in 8GB, 16GB, 30GB, 60GB, 120GB, 240GB, 480GB from most online retailers.