As an Apple user I run into the trouble that I only have USB-C connection on my computers. I understand and support Apple to do so, as the USB-C has also mechanical advantages. So I wonder if you plan to sell in the near future your NK’s with USB-C connection ?
PS: I don’t look for better speed or the “inside” of USB-C - more from a mechanical point of view
LOL - that’s how I do it today - and there are a lot of rat tails available by Apple - but I don’t like them.
In my mind any Crypto Token is like a key and you don’t use an adapter to put the key into a lock. I think USB- A as a connection is not a show-stopper, but USB-C might be a better feature. And people with only legacy HW might then use an adapter
we are indeed considering to use USB-C. Still, backwards compatibility is a good thing. Honestly, I don’t know what’s the status right now. But, thanks for letting us know your opinion!
I am also interested in USB-C variants and hopefully with FIDO2 compliance This is what blocks me from buying Nitrokey. Instead I went with alternative open source key with USB-C and FIDO2.
Smartphones, tablets, computers (desktops/laptops), keyboards, headphones, etc. now have USB-C support. Even the new iPad Pro uses USB-C connector. Buying USB-A means you end up with adapter for all of these devices.
i have a mid 2012 MacBook Air, so i use USB A, but i do plan to upgrade some day. i think NitroKey should come in both options without the need for an adapter. i am not going to upgrade to newer apple product, i am migrating to FreeBSD and Linux, likely on a ThinkPad. but i want to upgrade my phone and so eventually i will migrate to USB C. i will probably have USB C on all my equipment. but for now i cannot use it. i have lightening on my iPhone 7, which apple has dropped, so i expect to use an adapter there, but i may upgrade to a non apple phone, samsung or a pixel, ect, if i can get the encryption right, so i expect that to be USB C some day. i expect to use a thunderbolt eGPU so USB C should be the best then
I totally second this. Our two Linux machines already have USB-C ports, and I see coming the next phones and tablets will only have this. Plus, our big US rival Yubico already proposes this…
Considering the basic USB plug is more versatile, something like a key with both connectors would be a must…
Hmm, what is better a secure thing available for plugin or an open source that is not available
I still believe that NK will deliver, but developmengt may also need time - especially when you don’t have 100+ employees.
So we need to be patience, but I believe NK has understood the urgency
There is one simple advantage: no dongle needed for e.g. a connection to Apples MacBook ( which has only USB-C )
I agree with you, that the mechanical design of USB-C could be more stable ( I love the old VGA / Sub-D screw connectors ). On the other side: the electrical design like no-side-up design of USB-C is a big advantage. So let’s go with the future and retire the horses …
Oh, and what I would love to have is a very small key, that I could keep attached also inside the Laptop sleeves.
Ah and a small epaper (one-liner) on the normal key for multip purpose (label, log-display, status, UI msart messages )
Ok, x-mas is near