While Thales and HID make badge-style FIDO2 security keys, they are much harder to obtain as you primarily have to have a vendor relationship and purchase in bulk. When working with a couple customers who were accustom to using smartcards, there was a strong desire to find a FIDO2 security key that matched that employee badge aesthetic. And generally the design works well – none of the keys listed are too bulky or heavy, but also not small enough to lose.

It makes it a rather safe presumption that this design is going to continue to be mainstream for security keys, at least until some larger innovation happens with NFC or Bluetooth.

A few vendors like Identiv and SoloKeys have a bit of a play on the potentially boring matte black look of the keys, but overall they are all almost interchangeable from a design perspective. Likewise, the only reason I left the G320H on the list is that it has a USB-A counterpart with that classic look. While I classify the BioPass K27 as a key in the security key roundup, I dropped it from this list because it does not have the classic USB-A flat-blade. Of course this is all somewhat subject to individual interpretation. In the review there are several FIDO2 security keys that fit into what I would consider the classic key shape: Note that any lists included within are in brand alphabetical order and does not indicate an order of preference. Also, that would be a lot more work.Īt the end of this article, I still wont’ have provided a ranking of everything out there, but hope the points indicated within can help organizations make some informed decisions.

In the roundup, while it’s hard to not inject some subjectivity, I try to stay objective, hence my reason to not score/rank the keys.

As I’ve been keeping up with my FIDO2 Security Key roundup, which you can find here, Azure AD: FIDO2 Security Key Roundup and Review – Eric on Identity, I’ve had some folks on occasion ask me what key(s) I would recommend.

Yubikey security key