Why is the pin not entered on the device itself?

Nitrokeys
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Hi there!

I am looking into devices and I was wondering as to why the nitro does not have 2 hardware buttons and a little screen where you can enter the pin? As I would assume entering the pin on any machine is a pretty big risk right?

Also for the U2F etc you could then confirm or deny the request to permit the action.

Thanks for any insights

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Hey,

at first the Nitrokey FIDO U2F does have a Button. Afaik it needs to be this way anyway regarding the standard.

Adding a numpad/display or similar to the other models would add a lot more complexity and most probably change the form factor among other problems. We therefore decided against such solution. Future Nitrokeys may have a single button, but it is unlikely that they will get a numpad/display.

Kind regards
Alex