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"We are working on an additional smaller YubiKey form factor with a USB-C design akin to the YubiKey 4 Nano, but do not yet have a time frame for availability."

This is what I'm waiting for. Besides lower prices. There's just no way these things should cost more than $2.

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For the full featured Yubikey I don't particularly mind the price — it does a lot.

Pure FIDO U2F keys (USB, but also NFC and Bluetooth LE) however I would very much like to see hitting a $5 or lower price point. It would enable services to introduce proper two factor authentication without breaking the bank. At the moment these keys are just a bit too expensive (Yubico's USB-only U2F key costs $18; slightly cheaper in bulk).

> There's just no way these things should cost more than $2.

Absent R&D costs, support costs, sales costs, and you know - actually making money...

Don't forget things like standing behind your product and replacing it when things go wrong, because this is security after all.[1]

Alternatively, I bet they could sell them for less and deny all future security issues or ask that you throw them away when they are inevitable discovered.

[1] https://www.yubico.com/2015/04/yubikey-neo-openpgp-security-...

I'm a little dubious they can fit the Nano smarts inside the USB-C connector, like they did for USB-A. It's just so much smaller, and they didn't have a lot to work with before.

They can put it in a little nub outside of the connector like USB-A Wifi dongles [1] do. I don't care if it fits entirely in the USB port like the Nano, I just don't want it sticking out far enough that it'll get bent or damaged when I put my laptop in my bag.

[1] https://www.adafruit.com/products/2810?gclid=CLnuoLPDq9ECFQ1...

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