--- title: OpenAI mandates hardware-backed passkeys for Trusted... description: OpenAI now requires all individual members of its Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program to use hardware-backed passkeys via YubiKeys to access frontier AI... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-mandates-hardware-backed-passkeys-for-trusted-access-cyber-members-to-log-into-chatgpt-accoun-g429iejey twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenAI mandates hardware-backed passkeys for Trusted Access Cyber members to log into ChatGPT accounts | daily.dev og:description: OpenAI now requires all individual members of its Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program to use hardware-backed passkeys via YubiKeys to access frontier AI... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-mandates-hardware-backed-passkeys-for-trusted-access-cyber-members-to-log-into-chatgpt-accoun-g429iejey og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/g429iEJey.png og:image:alt: OpenAI mandates hardware-backed passkeys for Trusted Access Cyber members to log into ChatGPT accounts og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenAI mandates hardware-backed passkeys for Trusted Access Cyber members to log into ChatGPT accounts **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI now requires all individual members of its Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program to use hardware-backed passkeys via YubiKeys to access frontier AI models, effective September 1. This mandate disables weaker fallback authentication methods and is part of OpenAI's Advanced Account Security program. Yubico is offering a custom 2-pack of YubiKeys (YubiKey C NFC and YubiKey C Nano, both OpenAI-branded) at preferred pricing to ease the transition. The move aims to provide phishing-resistant, passwordless authentication that mirrors OpenAI's own internal security posture. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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