Yubico launches YubiHSM 2: The smallest, cheapest Hardware Security Module (HSM)

Yubico launches YubiHSM 2: The smallest, cheapest Hardware Security Module (HSM)(zdnet.com)

27 points by rcm239 8 years ago | 5 comments

naikrovek 8 years ago |

Yubico hardware would be a LOT more attractive if it was less expensive, especially in large quantities.

My employer asked for a quote for a couple hundred thousand of Yubikey devices and the price per unit was extremely close to the per unit price of the hardware when purchased on Amazon.

I can't convince anyone in my Enterprise that Yubico hardware is even worth a minute amount of attention, anymore.

Congratulations, Yubico.

equalunique 8 years ago | |

$650 is over my personal budget (the price quoted in the article). For the businesses which are mandated to use smart cards, $650 is a competitive price. Your point, however is important: Mass adoption of security technologies is a important, and the cost of this new YubiHSM 2 is prohibitive for any entity who isn't already required to buy HSMs.

I do have several YubiKeys for testing smart-card functionality in a MS AD environment. At least those are affordable

dandr01d 8 years ago | |

Winner

sctb 8 years ago | | |

Please stop post unsubstantively.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

rkwasny 8 years ago |

Now big FAT WARNING for all yubikey users.

If you generated your PGP key on yubikey 4, BEWARE! It is vulnerable to latest attack:

https://www.yubico.com/support/security-advisories/ysa-2017-...