If you want to use a security key with your Apple account, you’ll need two keys

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A Mac laptop, and iPhone, and two Yubico security keys on a table.
Seems like this person has everything they need for Apple’s just-launched security key support. | Image: Yubico

Apple just added support for security keys to secure your Apple ID with its latest iOS and macOS updates, but to actually set up your keys with your account, you’ll need to have at least two security keys on hand, according to an Apple support document (via MacRumors).

While that might sound like a bit of an inconvenience, the requirement means that you’ll have a backup in the event that you lose your primary key and won’t be locked out of your account. It’s not an entirely unexpected ask; Google recommends using two security keys with its Advanced Protection Program for Google accounts, though the company only requires that you have one security key to enroll. Apple will let you enroll up to six keys to your account.

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source https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/24/23569578/apple-security-key-support-two-fido

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