2010-02-11

Combining the reliable email service from FastMail with the revolutionary USB hardware key from Yubico, secure email login is now available to all individuals and small businesses at an affordable cost. With a simple touch of the USB key, users can safely login to their email account, with security that was previously only available at high cost and with intricate procedures.

Compromised identities have reached a level where weaknesses in username and password and traditional software security solutions have been exposed. There is a growing demand for strong two factor authentication, but existing secure hardware devices are in general too expensive and complicated, making them unscalable for the majority of users and services.

To be able to offer their users optional secure login to email accounts, FastMail has integrated support for the YubiKey.

The YubiKey is a hardware authentication token that looks like a small USB memory stick. With a simple touch on an integrated button, the device sends a secure one time pass code, without the need for client software. Using a true one time pass code means that the login is safe from all key loggers, malware and replay attacks. Provided with free open source components and a hosted authentication service, one single YubiKey can be used for any number of services.

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