Do USB NFC readers plugged to computers work with Yubikey?

ams232 · Dec 5, 2020

I wonder if USB NFC readers work with Yubikey, such as this one:
KKmoon NFC ACR122U RFID Contactless Smart Reader & Writer/USB + SDK + IC Card
My idea is to plug this NFC reader to my PC or Mac then two-factor authenticate by hovering the Yibikey over the NFC reader.
If this works, you may use a single NFC Yubikey that you'd always carry with you to authenticate on all your devices (phones and computers) without having to plug a USB Yubikey which you may forget to unplug (imagine a hacker easily resets the password on your computer > gets your passwords from keychain or passwords.google.com and authenticates with the yubikey).
Any help much appreciated

lunarlander · Dec 5, 2020

I keep my Yubikey on my key chain, which also has my house key and car keys. Can't go anywhere without that keychain, so the chances are minimal that I left the Yubikey plugged in.

That said, I think NFC is a standard, and any product that claims to work as NFC products will work.

ams232 · Dec 5, 2020

lunarlander said:
I keep my Yubikey on my key chain, which also has my house key and car keys. Can't go anywhere without that keychain, so the chances are minimal that I left the Yubikey plugged in.

That said, I think NFC is a standard, and any product that claims to work as NFC products will work.

You're probably right, but some folks I asked said they don't know. I'll find out and I'll post my findings here.
Thanks for your answer

Do USB NFC readers plugged to computers work with Yubikey?

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