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Penn State University employees, students, and other affiliates who have registered a FIDO2 security key to use for multifactor authentication (MFA).

Introduction

This article provides step-by-step instructions on signing in with your Penn State Account using a device-bound passkey stored on your FIDO2 security key (often referred to by the brand name "Yubikey").

NOTE: You must already have a passkey for your Penn State Account stored on a FIDO2 security key. If you have not done so already, follow the instructions in the following KB Article: MFA: Enroll a Passkey With a FIDO2 Security Key (Yubikey)

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1. visit the website you need to sign into (example: https://accounts.psu.edu/)
   
   
2. type your username in the sign in prompt (example: abc123@psu.edu)
   
   
   
   
3. select Next (or press the ENTER key on your keyboard)
   
   
4. select Security key
   
   
   
   
5. type the PIN you created for your key into the Security Key PIN field then select OK
   
   NOTE: If you are signing in directly on your smartphone using NFC, select More Options, then Use Security Key, then physically hold the key near the top of the phone and the NFC reader inside your phone will sense the key and sign you in.
   
   
   
   
6. physically tap or touch the button located on your security key
   
   

You should now be signed into the website or application.