Yubico expands YubiKey as a service

Businesses can now move faster towards passwordless authentication with hardware keys after cybersecurity specialists Yubico expands its YubiKey as a Service with a new Self-Service Ordering feature.  Coupled with a new Customer Portal dashboard the expanded service makes it easier for companies to rollout and manage YubiKeys at a global scale across the organization.

“As the cyber threat landscape continues evolving with AI-driven attacks, organizations need to get phishing-resistant passkeys into employees’ hands quickly and without IT friction.  By expanding YubiKey as a Service with our new Self-Service Ordering capability and Customer Portal interface, we’re providing our customers the option to let end users securely self-service order YubiKeys on-demand – eliminating the friction of deploying YubiKeys at scale with unmatched flexibility and cost efficiency.  This shift reduces the logistical burden on IT departments and ensures that employees, contractors, and partners receive enterprise-grade security in YubiKeys exactly when and where they need them,” explains Albert Biketi, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Yubico.  

The new Self-Service Ordering capability empowers employees and partners to self-service their own YubiKey needs.  IT administrators can now send email invitations to individuals or groups, allowing users to choose their preferred form factor and enter their own shipping details through a custom-branded web page.  This means that users can select the YubiKey models that best fit their specific devices, with direct shipping to home or office locations across the US, Canada and Europe.  

Additionally, the Customer Portal provides a centralized, easy-to-use platform where IT teams can manage YubiKey deployments more efficiently and quickly check on deployment progress, inventory levels, and user activation status.   Key administrative benefits include: a new inventory overview to give a clear view of all purchased licences and keys, distinguishing between total inventory and what is currently shippable; and enhanced visibility that replaces previous confusing legacy views with dedicated sections for purchases, delivery, and self-service ordering – providing a holistic view for seamless global YubiKey management.

Available exclusively through YubiKey as a Service, these new features allow organizations to seamlessly achieve phishing-resistance with hardware security keys and fast-track to an elevated security posture and a future-proofed security investment.