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New usb security key dongle 2017 software license#
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New usb security key dongle 2017 Bluetooth#

To me, that’s one of the main benefit of Advanced Protection. For now, Google proposes to use the Security Key made by Feitian (you can find it on Amazon for ~25USD)

New usb security key dongle 2017 Bluetooth#

Bluetooth U2F Dongle #Īs USB devices are not an option for smartphones, the solution is to use a Bluetooth U2F dongle. Firefox will support it soon- there is an extension for it but I could not make it work on my laptop. You can use them with Chrome and Opera too. U2F USB dongles are now accepted by many platforms (Github, Dropbox, Facebook… you can find the list here). You can find the list of 2Fa dongles here, the most common being the Yubikey which costs around 18USD. This type of second factor is much more secure than text messages (which can be read or stolen either by exploiting issues in the phone network, or by abusing your phone provider) and apps on your phone (which are good but can still be abused by compromising your phone). These devices have been more and more common for the past years following the development of the Universal 2 Factor Authentication (U2F) standard which allowed different manufacturers to develop such products. With Advanced Protection, authentication on your Google account will only be possible with an USB key as second factor (i.e. USB Universal 2 Factor Authentication on Desktop # If you loose access to your account, you will have extra steps to recover access to it.

Google malware scanner will do more in depth analysis and detection.

Blocking non-Google apps from accessing Gmail or Google Drive data.

Here is what Google includes in the Advanced Protection (according to the Google page and Wired): This blog post intends to detail these security features and test them. The main point here to me (and it has been said by many other people everywhere) is whether you trust Google to keep your data or not, depending on your threat model and your opinion about privacy.īut it does not mean we should not understand what Google proposes to do here. It was widely covered the media ( Wired, The Verge or Reuters) and quickly started a debate about whether Google is the most secure email provider on the planet or if ProtonMail can compete.

New usb security key dongle 2017 software#

Software protected with iLok Cloud should be available to end users in early 2018.Last week, Google has added a new set of security features in Gmail called “Advanced Protection”, specifically for high-risk users. ILok Cloud will be available to software publishers as an option when updating their products in early November.

It’s easy, iLok Cloud protected software can be used anywhere, and iLok Cloud takes the risk of lost or damaged iLok USB smart keys and computers out of the equation. That’s it-the iLok protected software is now ready for use, without any dongles or having to use a specific authorized computer. Upon launching iLok Cloud protected software, the users will be prompted to provide their username and password.

With iLok Cloud, software publishers that use PACE’s licensing system will have a third option to offer their users, in addition to the previously available iLok USB smart key and machine-based licenses. Today, PACE Anti-Piracy announces the imminent launch of iLok Cloud. iLok Cloud has the same level of robust security as the current iLok USB smart key, which will remain as an option along with machine-based licenses. With iLok Cloud, software publishers can offer their users quick and easy access to their licenses from any computer with an Internet connection.

New usb security key dongle 2017 software license#

introduces an entirely new approach to software license protection-iLok Cloud.