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A few years ago, the hardware vendor Yubico made a bit of a splash
when it introduced its YubiKey line of inexpensive hardware security
tokens powered by open-source software. With its most recent product
release, however, Yubico has dropped open source and started deploying only
proprietary software in its devices. Consequently, many community
members have started looking for a viable replacement that will adhere
to open-source principles. At present, one of the leading contenders
for Yubico’s departed customers is Nitrokey, which manufactures a line
of hardware tokens capable of generating one-time passwords (OTPs),
storing and using OpenPGP keys, and several other features. The
devices made by Nitrokey run open-source software and are open hardware
as well.