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If you had any previously generated (and/or managed by Keybase) GPG keys, I recommend that you use drop option to drop them. List List the active PGP keys in your account. Select Select a key from GnuPG as your own and register the public half with Keybase The ones most relevant for our topic here are: 1 Keybase comes with variety of options for PGP in its CLI subcommand keybase pgp. ✎ Using GPG keys (managed by YubiKey) with Keybase Next, I wanted to explore how can I use this key with Keybase. The process is pretty straightforward and eventually I ended up with 1 master key and 3 subkeys (one for signing, one for encryption and one for authentication): 1 You can find more details about proceedure for generating GPG keys for both strategies on that page.Īs far as my keys are concerned, I have followed another (by now very famous guide) at drduh/YubiKey-Guide. However, of the two methods above, the first one is strongly recommended (by YubiKey) because 1st method provides opportunity of “safely” backup GPG keys (in sume durable form - either paper or other electronic form), at least according to the official article Using Your YubiKey with OpenPGP.

2nd method - it means that the key can not be backed up so if your YubiKey is lost or damaged the PGP key is irrecoverable.

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1st method - it is strongly recommended that you to generate keys on an offline system.

2nd method (generating the PGP on the YubiKey) ensures that malware can never steal your PGP private key.

1st method provides opportunity to backup GPG keys elsewhere.

Generating Your PGP Key directly on Your YubiKeyīoth of the above methods have pros and cons:.

Generating Keys externally from the YubiKey.

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IDEALLY - Using just single GPG key managed by YubiKey for both Keybase and ProtonMailįirst and probably most important thing to know (which you could guess, I didn’t know when I started experimenting) is that with posession of security key (YubiKey), users have two strategies how to manage GPG keys:.

Using GPG keys managed by YubiKey with ProtonMail.

Using GPG keys managed by YubiKey with Keybase.

And that is exactly what I want to focus on in this post, with emphasis on my use-cases: What this means is that you can use it to manage your GPG keys in multiple ways. It may have caught your attention but if it did not - this device also can behave as a Smart Card and offers Open PGP functionality.

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On the press of those keys, device generates series of keystrokes that are verified by service provider, in similar fashion how OTP tokens are generated in the 1st option above. You can read more about this feature on the product page.īasically the device comes equipped with two pins (one on each side) that you need to press when prompted for 2nd factor key from services that support this standard.

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U2F is an open authentication standard that enables internet users to securely access any number of online services with one single security key instantly and with no drivers or client software needed.

For those that are new to this, here is what it means: For this to work you need the device plugged into one of your mobile/desktop (physical) devices and Yubico Authenticator app/client for one of the supported OSes.īy using it as FIDO U2F device.

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It is also worth mentioning that it has good support from password managers.īasically, you can use it as 2nd factor authentication device in two ways:īy using it as virtual MFA device.

Device Type: FIDO HID Device, CCID Smart Card, HID Keyboard.

Certifications: FIDO 2 Certified, FIDO Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) Certified.

Cryptographic Specifications: RSA 2048, RSA 4096 (PGP), ECC p256, ECC p384.

Function: WebAuthn, FIDO2 CTAP1, FIDO2 CTAP2, Universal 2nd Factor (U2F), Smart card (PIV-compatible), Yubico OTP, OATH – HOTP (Event), OATH – TOTP (Time), Open PGP, Secure Static Password.

Of all the features you can read about on the product page I would just mention these: YubiKey 5Ci truly is the first of its kind. So far I haven’t really used it for anything more serious, at least not until I learn enough about its capabilities, as well as how to use it together with gpg suite. It has been a good few months since I started playing with and using YubiKey 5ci. ✎ Intro to YubiKey and generating GPG keys

Using GPG keys (managed by YubiKey) with ProtonMail.

Using GPG keys (managed by YubiKey) with Keybase.

Intro to YubiKey and generating GPG keys.