Workspace ONE Access vs. Yubico YubiKeys

Workspace ONE Access is a good fit for a variety of corporate scenarios, such as the need for businesses to provide secure access to their data and applications, the need to lower the costs associated with managing multiple user identities, and the need to boost employee productivity by streamlining access to corporate resources. It is less appropriate if you are not using all of its function and just use it for a particular function undermining its capabilities for example in our organization the use case is primarily restricted to giving staff members safe access to company information and applications which debunks its other features such as compliance and product support that it provides.

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YubiKeys are incredibly effective for protecting against phishing attacks, as they require physical interaction and can't be remotely compromised. They're ideal for safeguarding high-value targets (executives, IT admins, those handling sensitive data), enhancing remote access security, and often help meet industry compliance regulations. However, the initial hardware cost may be a concern for large-scale deployments with many low-risk users. Users prone to losing small items or scenarios involving older, incompatible systems might pose logistical challenges. Nonetheless, YubiKeys remain robust when addressing phishing-based attacks and securing privileged accounts. Consider a targeted rollout balancing security gain against potential hardware costs and user needs.

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• It provides an "SSO" type experience for access to applications and data. Users sign in to one "portal" and then have access to whatever university systems they need to do their job.
• It greatly simplifies securing these types of access. Firewall rulesets can be made much simpler and easier to manage, as well.

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• Provides additional factors for authenticating against critical systems.
• Significantly reduces the chance of a successful phishing attempt.
• Can function as your primary credential for passwordless authentication.
• Extremely durable - I've had the same Yubikeys in use for years.
• Cross-platform - can be used on all mainstream operating systems and mobile devices.

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• Support for more Single Sign-On (SSO) protocols.
• More comprehensive dashboards and reporting.
• Greater integration with other VMware products.

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• I'd feel better if the key were a little more solidly built - it feels a little flimsy
• The design could also use a cap for the connection - I'm nervous having it on my key chain and users have mentioned the same concerns.
• There seems to be some cracks forming in the support for security keys which is starting to mitigate the usefulness across an entire ecosystem.

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I give slightly better than average rating because of the complexity in using a Yubikey. It is not as easy as native push notifications for 2FA products, however, it provides much better strength. Rating this higher or lower would be a disservice to people reading this review. If you are in the market for a hardware 2FA tool, Yubikey will be a great asset in your toolbox.

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simple to use and keep on hand to deploy/use

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its instantaneous!

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We also examined several other options, particularly Lenovo Unified Workspace. The Lenovo product had some advantages over the VMWare product, particularly in the areas of customization of the look / feel and user experience. However, we have been a longtime VMWare customer, and we have VMWare VDI and other product implementations in place now that paired very well with the VMWare product.

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Duo and Yubico YubiKeys actually work very well together. We have chosen to use these two products together to make safe and secure MFA (including Passwordless) available to all users. The ease of use that Duo allows for both OTP import and WebAuthn enrollment makes it possible for modern and legacy applications to be protected by Duo MFA via Yubico YubiKeys as the second factor.

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deployment is simple and the complex hardware is made simple.

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• Better control over organization data and its applications.
• The software has frequently allowed us to save money on application security and mobile device management.
• It offers a lot of features that may be adjusted to meet the requirements of our particular business demands, which has increased efficiency and security for our organization.

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• It provides security that allows me to feel confident and peace of mind that my account is really hard to hack
• Easy ROI since it would be really expensive if my account were hacked
• It's easy and fast to use, so it doesn't slow me down when traveling.

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