The Purism Librem Key

Your Weekly Newsletter [view in browser »]( Want to stay more up to date on all things open source? Follow us on [Twitter](. [Librem Key]( The Purism Librem Key Todd A, Jacobs - April 12, 2019 The Librem Key is a new hardware token for improving Linux security by adding a physical authentication factor to booting, login and disk decryption on supported systems. It also has some features that make it a good general-purpose OpenPGP smart card. This article looks at how the Librem Key stacks up against other multi-factor tokens like the YubiKey 5 and also considers what makes the Librem Key a unique trusted-computing tool. Purism is a new player in the security key and multi-factor authentication markets. With the introduction of the Librem Key, Purism joins the ranks of other players—such as Yubico, Google, RSA and so on—in providing hardware tokens for multi-factor authentication. In addition, like the YubiKey 5 series, the Librem Key also provides OpenPGP support with cryptographic functions that take place securely on-key. This allows users to generate and use GnuPG public and private keys without exposing any secret key material to the host computer where the USB device is attached. The Librem Key is based on the German-manufactured Nitrokey Pro 2, but it has been modified to focus on "trusted boot" when used with Purism's Linux laptops. (I take a closer look at what the trusted boot process is and how the Librem Key fits into that process, later in this article.) [read article]( [Desktops]( Back in the Day: UNIX, Minix and Linux Dave Taylor - April 18, 2019 Columnist Dave Taylor reminisces about the early days of UNIX and how Linux evolved and grew from that seed. [read article]( [Drupal]( FOSS Project Spotlight: Drupal Lizz Troudeau - April 19, 2019 Drupal is a content management framework, and it's used to make many of the websites and applications you use every day. [read article]( [Security]( Kubernetes Identity Management: Authentication Marc Boorshtein - April 22, 2019 You've deployed Kubernetes, but now how are you going to get it into the hands of your developers and admins securely? [read article]( Free Disaster and Recovery Webinar. [Register Now »]( in case you missed [Linus Torvalds] Free: 25th Anniversary Issue of Linux Journal Carlie Fairchild - April 2, 2019 We feel in the mood to celebrate. Free 25th Anniversary Issue of Linux Journal for everyone! [Claim Issue »]( [Raspberry Pi] Pattern Matching In Bash Mitch Frazier - April 15, 2019 Wildcards have been around forever. Some even claim they appear in the hieroglyphics of the ancient Egyptians. [Read article »]( upcoming events [PENGUICON 2019]( May 3, 2019 - May 5, 2019 SOUTHFIELD, MI USA [Percona Live]( May 28, 2019 - May 30, 2019 Austin, TX USA [Texas Linux Fest]( May 31, 2019 - June 1, 2019 Irving, TX USA [Private Internet Access]( [Storix]( You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive newsletters from Linux Journal. You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list. Copyright © 2019 Linux Journal LLC, All rights reserved. Mailing address: 9597 Jones Rd, #331 Houston, TX 77065