Login with USB

[TheTallGuy]

Hello, LinusTechTips forum. I am a big fan of computers and I wanted to know if it is possible to make a USB drive that u can use to login to a site or app. 

If this is possible can you guys please explain to me how to do it or give me a link to a tutorial or guide.

 

Thanks a lot

[Sfekke]

You mean one that automatically enters your details into username/password forms?

 

Two problems with that :

1. I do not think it exists.
2. If it does it is extremely unsafe unless a good encryption is used.

[TheTallGuy]

1 minute ago, Sfekke said:

You mean one that automatically enters your details into username/password forms?

 

Two problems with that :

1. I do not think it exists.
2. If it does it is extremely unsafe unless a good encryption is used.

You that is what I mean. I am searching for something that automatically enters my password, so I can use a really difficult password and I don't have to remember every single letter. But if it does not exist I think I need to make easier passwords that I can remember xD.

[TheTallGuy]

Trouwens ik zie nu pas dat je Belgisch bent. Dan kunnen wij net zo goed Nederlands tegen elkaar praten

 

 

 

 

(For all the English people on this forum, I said to Sfekke something in Dutch. I said ''I see that you are from Belgium, it would be much more easy to speak Dutch to each other'')

[Mira Yurizaki]

Look up YubiKey. It's probably what you're looking for.

 

If you're looking for something you can roll out on your own out of a thumb drive, that's not going to happen considering:

• The thumb drive will always report itself as a storage device (unless you hack the firmware)
• Modern OSes don't automatically run things from them anymore because that's a huge security hazard.

[TheTallGuy]

13 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Look up YubiKey. It's probably what you're looking for.

 

If you're looking for something you can roll out on your own out of a thumb drive, that's not going to happen considering:

• The thumb drive will always report itself as a storage device (unless you hack the firmware)
• Modern OSes don't automatically run things from them anymore because that's a huge security hazard.

Thanks for your reply. I will take a look at that YubiKey