Solo is available at . In the US, you can also buy it from . Update: solokeys.com Amazon I’m excited to unveil the first open source security key supporting FIDO2: Solo. Solo is the successor of the open source . Conor, Haden and I have been working on this project for the past few months, and finally have a prototype to unveil. This prototype is tested and registered with my Google and Facebook accounts. U2F Zero A preliminary version of Solo is , although the most exciting news is yet to be pushed out to the world. hosted here Conor will share details on the hardware and implementation, and I want to share our . If you’d like to be notified when we launch so you can secure one of the very first Solo, just . Kickstarter in early Fall leave your email Why Kickstarter for Solo? Three main reasons: First, (while security hardware increases in demand). Just under 1 year ago, . to avoid product shortages Conor sold roughly one thousand U2F Zero in 4 months it balanced out to about 6–7 units per day. And 4 months later, they sold out Since then, FIDO2 / WebAuthn has significantly grown in popularity, and more and more people are realizing the need for security keys. Hardware is pretty expensive to manufacture and, even worse, getting a new batch of security keys may take 1 to 2 months. With a Kickstarter, we’ll have the money upfront, and most importantly a clear number of preorders to fulfill. We are doing our best to get you a Solo by this Christmas. Next, . If all goes well, we could be among the first to obtain a FIDO2 certification! (Hint: you may have noticed that there are just a few FIDO2 security keys available on the market, and they don’t show the “certified” logo yet ;). , and Kickstarter will help us cover this cost. Depending on the success, we may even become a member of the alliance. to aim for FIDO2 certification Certification costs $6.5k for non-members Finally, of people. Openness is our core value, and perfectly aligns with the mission of the FIDO Alliance to make authentication “simpler and safer for consumers.” U2F Zero was a project for hackers, sold primarily in the US, and has been instrumental to validate the maturity of our technology. Solo, through Kickstarter, will be available globally to many more users, to protect them against phishing, account takeover, and other online attacks. to open Solo to a broader group Thanks for reading about Solo, the first, open source, security key supporting FIDO2. f you have any suggestions or feature requests, please use the comments below or find me . I @0x0ece Solo is available at . In the US, you can also buy it from . Update: solokeys.com Amazon

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