However, because NFC tag reading is supported, it allows developers to build apps, including consumer facing or purpose-built enterprise applications, with one-time passcode (OTP) support. That said, NFC on the iOS platform does not support Google’s recently announced Advanced Protection Program. Besides the fact that the NFC Reader interface can only be fired up from an app, Core NFC does not allow for write operations that are required for authentication protocols like FIDO U2F. Apple’s NFC APIs for iOS ( Core NFC) allow iPhone apps to read the NFC Data Exchange Format (NDEF) records from certain NDEF tags (only supported on iPhone 7, 7 Plus, and up).

This blog explains some of the details about iPhone support for YubiKey OTP to help bring some clarity to YubiKey users.įirst, it’s important to understand the limited scope of Apple’s NFC support. Will my YubiKey NEO work on iPhones now that iOS 11 added some NFC support? It’s a fair question – one that we’ve been getting a lot of.

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