Yubico U2F Key Not Working in Ubuntu ? Here is a fix...

Much has been made of 2 stage authentication for Google and many other services, and while they work great on common OS such as Windows and MacOS, you do need to do a little bit of donkey work to get a successful resolve on Linux. In this case, Ubuntu 14.04


So if you have had issues with U2F usage specifically the Yubico U2K Key on Ubuntu then a quick save is here !

I would highly recommend using Chrome and not Firefox for a start, as there is a handy extension you will need from the Chrome store here.

Restart your Chrome browser to enable the plug in.

Then you will need to create a file called 70-u2f.rules in the path etc/udev/rulesd open a terminal and enter.

sudo nano /etc/udev/rules.d/70-u2f.rules

and then add this EXACTLY as it is into the editor - get the text from GitHub

Save the file and now restart your Ubuntu server or desktop. 

Then proceed with your Google 2-step authentication. 



Enjoy !*



* again as all things on the internet, use are your own risk !