YubiKey Profiles

YUBIKEY FIPS

Profile for YubiKey FIPS

  • 24 2048-bit keys PIV Personal Identity Verification (technical standard of "HSPD-12") PKI Objects (PIV Authentication, PIV Digital Signature, PIV Key Management Key, PIV Card Authentication, 20 Key Management Keys) loaded by ActivID CMS

  • PIV EP Buffer Objects

  • 1 synchronous OATH_HOTP Object loaded by ActivID CMS

  • PIN, PIV AUTHENTICATION, CHUID Card Holder Unique Identifier and Printed Information objects are mandatory. All other objects are optional.

  • PIN Numeric Only

  • The following key must be present in the HSM for profile issuance: YBTK_FINAL_ADMIN_KEY_9B_AES_32.

Important: If you are using an older YubiKey firmware version (earlier than 5.4), you need to add the YBTK_FINAL_ADMIN_KEY_9B_TRIPLE key to the HSM.
Note:
  • The OATH application personalization is not supported on YubiKey 5, but it is supported on YubiKey 4 FIPS and YubiKey 5 FIPS devices. However, OATH personalization is only available using the ActivID Authentication Server.

  • If the OATH application is not personalized in the policy, then the native OTP slot will not be removed when the device is recycled.

Supported Devices

Supported Pre-Issuance IDs

YubiKey 4 FIPS
YubiKey 5 & YubiKey 5 FIPS