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FollowSecurity keys are tops for keeping hackers out of your account and thwarting phishing attacks.Stephen ShanklandPrincipal writierStephen Shankland has been a reporter at CNET since 1998 and writes about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D printing, USB, and new computing technology in general. He has a soft spot in his heart for standards groups and I/O interfaces. His first big scoop was about radioactive cat poop.2 min readTwitter has taken a significant step in helping you protect your account with , a top authentication technique when it comes to security. Previously, you could register one key for logging in, but now you can enroll multiple keys, .Passwords have abundant shortcomings. We forget them, we pick bad ones, and hackers steal them. Two-factor authentication often pairs a password with another login step -- a code generated by an authentication app or sent by SMS, for example, or a hardware security key you connect to your laptop or phone.Hardware security keys are particularly useful for two-factor authentication because you register them to work with a particular site or service. That where attackers try to steal your credentials by fooling you into logging in to a fake website, as Google confirmed after moving its employees to hardware security keys.Twitter already offered hardware security key support, but only let you enroll a single key. That's a problem if you lose it or leave it behind, though Twitter also supports authenticator apps and SMS codes for two-factor authentication. Support for multiple keys makes it a safer choice to protect yourself from problems like the SIM swap attack that let a in 2019.In the longer run, moving to hardware security keys also can . That's what Microsoft is encouraging, and more than for its accounts like Outlook and Xbox Live.Companies including , and make hardware security keys. They typically connect by plugging into a USB port, but some models use NFC or Bluetooth radio communications.For now, Twitter still requires you to have other authentication options besides security keys. In the future, though, you'll be able to use hardware security keys alone.Get the CNET Daily News newsletterSpice up your small talk with the latest tech news, products and reviews. Delivered on weekdays.

FollowSecurity keys are tops for keeping hackers out of your account and thwarting phishing attacks.Stephen ShanklandPrincipal writierStephen Shankland has been a reporter at CNET since 1998 and writes about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D printing, USB, and new computing technology in general. He has a soft spot in his heart for standards groups and I/O interfaces. His first big scoop was about radioactive cat poop.2 min readTwitter has taken a significant step in helping you protect your...

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