YubiKey for Everything: SSH, GPG, FIDO2, and the Paperweight Drawer

Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:00:00 +0000

I own four YubiKeys. Two are in active use; two live in what I’ve come to call the paperweight drawer, retired because I changed my mind about how to use them. That drawer is the honest part of this post. Hardware security keys are genuinely excellent, but the path to using them well is littered with dead ends, and the marketing won’t tell you which features are worth the bother. Here’s what actually earns its keep on a self-hoster’s keychain.

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YubiKey for Everything: SSH, GPG, FIDO2, and the Paperweight Drawer