Security News > 2020 > September > Remember the Titans: Yubico jangles new NFC and USB-C touting security key

Security token biz Yubico has a new key out today, its latest-generation two-factor encryption authentication unit, the Yubico 5C NFC, which includes support for PCs and mobile devices using USB-C, as well as a built-in NFC radio.

The last model offering USB-C lacked NFC - although it did come with a built-in Lightning plug, effectively covering all the bases of the mobile market.

The Yubico 5C NFC comes with support for the whole gamut of 2FA authentication protocols, including FIDO2, WebAuthn, and YubiOTP. As Reg readers will know, iOS APIs did not allow access to the iDevice's NFC hardware by any non-Apple apps prior to last year's iOS 13, putting a spoke in the wheel of such competitors to Apple Pay as the, er, "Brexit EU settled status app".

Apple at last relented on the NFC front with the release of iOS 13 last year, meaning punters can use the tech to authenticate using the built-in NFC radios on selected iPhone devices.

The Yubikey 5C NFC is available to buy today, with a retail price of $55 - or roughly £42.

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