Passwordless logins with Yubikey : vimarsana.com

Passwordless logins with Yubikey
Sun 29 November 2020
Yubikey is currently the de facto device for U2F authentication. It enables adding an extra layer of security on top of SSH, system login, signing GPG keys, and so on. It is also compatible with several other authentication methods, such as WebAuthn and PAM.
This post will show how to leverage your Yubikey for unlocking the system lock-screen, both with and without using a password. It will then delve into how to automatically lock the screen when the Yubikey is unplugged.
To achieve logins with Yubikeys we require a PAM configuration. PAM or Pluggable Authentication Modules define the authentication flow for common Linux utilities, such as