Public bug reported: FIDO u2f is an emerging standard for public-private cryptography based 2nd factor authentication, which improves on OTP by mitigating phishing, man-in-the-middle attacks and reply attacks.
Google Chrome supports u2f devices which are now widely available from Yubico (new premium neo Yubikeys and Security keys). However, udev rules are required to setup permissions to allow the web- browsers which are running as regular users to access the devices in question. E.g.: KERNEL=="hidraw*", SUBSYSTEM=="hidraw", MODE="0664", GROUP="plugdev", ATTRS{idVendor}=="1050", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0113|0114|0115|0116|0120" Something like that should be enabled by default, however probably not encode on the vendor/productid as other vendors will also make u2f devices. ** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu Utopic) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: systemd (Ubuntu Vivid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: systemd (Ubuntu Utopic) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: systemd (Ubuntu Trusty) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1387908 Title: FIDO u2f security keys should be supported out of the box To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1387908/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs