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Review on Thetis Security Key - U2F and FIDO2 Multi-Layered Authentication Protection, Bluetooth Enabled, HOTP U2F Compatible for Windows, MacOS, Gmail, Linux - Black by Bryan Moon

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Beautiful and functional

Today all these products are based on the same standards. If it supports U2F and FIDO2, it does the same as any other product on the market. So what's left? PHYSICAL product design. The Thetis product could not be better in this respect. It's a beautiful piece of hardware, yet extremely functional. Ooooh and it's very well thought out (a certain brand that rhymes with Google released Bluetooth with a BIG vulnerability in their security product :) Bluetooth support (although I don't actually have a device that can use that :) It adds up for protection. It flashes two colors depending on what the user needs to do (most only have one, some don't!). it sticks to your key fob like any other "real" key. EVERYTHING around is just a great product. I mentioned how smooth it looks. I feel like I'm in the future (which is *technically* true unless time has stopped? Is time still ticking right?) Cons? The anodized black paint seems to wear off after a while as it dangles on the keychain with the rest of the keys. Software support on Linux is still very limited. I can block some things, but some of the important things don't work (at the moment I think there will be a lot more support in the next release cycle). Finally (on Linux) the only browser with the most complete support (resetting the device, setting a PIN, among several other device setup features) is Chrome, which I personally find to be an abomination. However, Thetis is not to blame for this. This is a very advanced technology. Although so far this

Pros
  • also understandable for old people
Cons
  • A few little things