How to add an iOS security key to your account

Physical security keys provide additional protection for your Apple ID!

Security keys offer increased protection against user-targeted attacks

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Manzana introduced security keys as an additional protection step against user-targeted attacks, such as identity fraud (phishing), information hacking or any type of scam. This additional layer of security offers compatible support instead of using the traditional passcode.

That is, the added protection provided by security keys means that if someone had your ‌Apple ID‌ and password, they still couldn’t access your account without your physical security keythat replaces the verification code provided by two-factor authentication.

What are the security keys?

In advance, it is necessary to know that these physical Apple ID tools must be FIDO® certified and have a connector that works with Apple devices that you use daily Among the most recommended are the YubiKey 5C NFC (near field communication) keys, and the YubiKey 5Ci keys, which work with most Mac and iPhone models. There’s also FEITAN ePass K9, which works with older Mac models and most iPhone models.

What is needed to activate the security keys?

There are two things that are essential to be able to activate the security keys. The first is to set up a passcode or password on the Apple device that you use, and the second is that said device has software that supports this function. Otherwise, you will need to update the version of the operating system.

An important recommendation

An almost obligatory suggestion from Apple is that users enable at least two security keys; that is, two physical keys, since if you only have one and lose it, you could lose access to your ID account permanently.

Have two security keys configured means you can keep them in more than one safe place. You can keep one at home and one at your work office, or you can take one with you when you travel while the other is kept in a box or vault at home.

How to enable security keys on iPhone and iPad

Here we explain the step by step:

Opens Setting on your device starting from .
touch your name and then press password and security.
press add security keys and follow the instructions on the screen.
Check the devices associated with your Apple ID and then choose Keep me signed in on all active devices and Select the devices you no longer want to have access to to your account and log out of them.

Whenever you can remove the security keys at any time by repeating the steps described above, and touching the option “delete” all the security keys that appear there. Doing so will revert to using a six-digit verification code for two-factor authentication.

How to enable security keys on Mac

Beam click on the apple symbolin the menu bar of your compatible Mac, and choose System Settings.
Beam click your name at the top from the sidebar.
Click on “Password and security”.
in the menu section “Security Keys”click add, and then follow the instructions on the screen.

After completing these steps, you’ll be able to review the devices linked to your ‌Apple ID‌, with options to stay signed in or sign out of any associated Apple devices.

To the Just like on iPhone, you can stop using security keys on your Mac.. To do this, follow the steps below.

Go to “System Settings”, click on your name.
Press “password and security”.
Go to “security keys” and select “remove all security keys”.

With the steps above, your ‌Apple ID‌ will go back to using the traditional six-digit verification code.