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		LtWorf 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I can't upgrade to Windows 11, now leave me alone The main component of a yubikey is that it requires a human presence to hit the button and access the secret. Do new computers have such a button? I've failed to locate it.

will4274 3 months ago [–]

Touch is one way of demonstrating proof of presence. Biometric is another. Pin is a third. Yubikeys typically support touch or pin. Windows Hello (which is TPM based) supports bio or pin.

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