# Yubikey 5 supports FIDO2 Level 2

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/yubikey-5-supports-fido2-level-2/26681
**Category:** Site Development
**Tags:** completed
**Created:** 2025-04-14T02:44:49Z
**Posts:** 1

## Post 1 by @anonymous261 — 2025-04-14T02:44:49Z

In the Security Keys section, Yubikey 5 is stated to only have FIDO2 Level 1, but it now has Level 2.

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## Post 2 by @redoomed1 — 2025-04-14T03:50:45Z

> <https://github.com/privacyguides/privacyguides.org/pull/3005>
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> List of changes proposed in this PR:
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> - Add FIDO Level 2 mention to YubiKey re…commendation card
> - Relevant discussion: https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/yubikey-5-supports-fido2-level-2/26681
> - Move context about FIDO L2 certification to a footnote
> - Specify Nitrokey models to which the warning about OpenPGP resets apply
> - Relevant discussion: https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/update-warning-about-nitrokey-openpgp-factory-reset/26038
> - Based on documentation on Nitrokey [Pro 2](https://docs.nitrokey.com/nitrokeys/pro/factory-reset) and Nitrokey [Storage 2](https://docs.nitrokey.com/nitrokeys/storage/factory-reset)
> - Reword the description of the page in the metadata so that it's more specific about the advantages of security keys
> - Make minor grammar and wording changes

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## Post 3 by @redoomed1 — 2025-05-14T03:38:58Z



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## Post 4 by @redoomed1 — 2025-05-14T03:39:05Z

In Progress → Done
