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Show HN: yknotify - Notify when YubiKey needs touch on macOS
Author : noperator
Score : 20 points
Date : 2025-02-12 20:24 UTC (2 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (github.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (github.com)
| throitallaway wrote:
| Interesting project, but I can't say I've ever wondered whether
| or not it's time to touch my Yubikey. Authenticating with a token
| is a very intentful process.
| noperator wrote:
| I've found that when I'm cloning submoduled private repos via
| YK-backed SSH key, I'll need to touch multiple times but
| there's not always text in the terminal notifying me to do so.
| Easy to miss the small flashing green light.
| wkat4242 wrote:
| I have because I use it for a ton of stuff. Password manager,
| sudo locally, ssh logins, sudo remotely, openpgp decrypt etc.
|
| It happens sometimes that I forget that's what it's waiting
| for. I'm no longer on Mac though. I have KDE. I don't always
| see the key flashing either because sometimes it's buried under
| the mess on my desk (I know...)
|
| It's a bit annoying that yubikeys don't just trigger a hid
| event or something, as far as i understand the only way to tell
| is by looking for some obscure log entries.
| likeabatterycar wrote:
| Yubikey is an event based token. You tap it with explicit
| intent. If you aren't expecting to tap it, then the fail safe
| is you don't. _It works that way by design._
|
| You can't use a screwdriver handle as a hammer then complain
| it doesn't work to your expectations.
| philsnow wrote:
| I only wanted to say I appreciate the F-clef in your shell
| prompt: yknotify
| {"ts":"2025-02-12T20:09:03Z","type":"FIDO2"}
| {"ts":"2025-02-12T20:09:14Z","type":"OpenPGP"}
| pimlottc wrote:
| Must be a bass shell user
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