Release Notes

Updates to the desktop (Windows, Linux, macOS) and Android versions of the Yubico Authenticator app are released together and share a version number. The iOS/iPadOS app is released separately and has its own version number.

Desktop and Android 7.1.0 (25 September 2024)

New Features & enhancements

  • Additional support for YubiKey 5 FIPS Series keys:

    • The FIPS status of each application can now be viewed on the Home screen.
    • Help text has been added to assist with putting devices into the FIPS approved state.
    • Warnings have been added to alert users of data loss prior to entering the FIPS approved state.
    • The app now supports Secure Channel Protocol 11b (SCP11b), which ensures FIPS compliance when using FIPS Series YubiKeys with the Authenticator over NFC.
    • An error message is now shown in the app when SCP11b communication is attempted on Android devices that do not support AES-CMAC.
    • The app now prevents unapproved operations (such as adding an OATH account or generating a PIV key) for applications in the “FIPS capable” state on FIPS Series YubiKeys. Error messaging for this behavior has also been improved.

  • Additional support for YubiKey Bio Series Multi-protocol Edition keys:

    • Fingerprint authentication is now supported as a configuration option when generating a new PIV key on a Multi-protocol Edition key.
    • Toggling of applications is now prohibited for Multi-protocol Edition keys that are “in use”. Error messaging has also been improved.
    • Multi-protocol Edition keys are now handled properly on Windows when running Yubico Authenticator in a non-elevated state.

  • The Enterprise Attestation feature can now be enabled for eligible custom-configured YubiKeys via the Passkeys screen.

  • The Home screen now displays the PIN complexity status for YubiKey 5 FIPS Series keys, Security Key Series - Enterprise Edition keys, and eligible custom-configured YubiKeys with firmware version 5.7 or later.

  • Instructions and error messaging have been improved in PIN set/change dialogs to account for YubiKey 5 FIPS Series PIN requirements, YubiKey Bio Series Multi-protocol Edition PIN requirements, and PIN complexity.

  • Android 15 is now fully supported.

  • Messaging has been added to support users in activating YubiKeys with the Restricted NFC feature enabled.

  • Yubico Authenticator is now compatible with screen readers, which includes NVDA, JAWS, and Microsoft Narrator.

  • UI colors have been updated to align with changes in the latest Flutter upgrade.

  • A grid layout option has been added to the Passkeys and Accounts screens.

  • App version is now recorded during log collection.

  • The NFC dialogs on Android have been improved to better support the slower wireless communication of YubiKeys with firmware version 5.7.

  • The following Android forms have been updated so that focus shifts automatically to the next text box when the Submit key is tapped:

    • Set OATH password
    • Manage OATH password
    • Set FIDO2 PIN
    • Change FIDO2 PIN

Resolved issues

  • Previously, toggling YubiKey applications on/off over NFC on desktop did not update the application state until the YubiKey was removed from the NFC reader and reconnected. This has been fixed so that the application state updates with the key remaining connected.
  • Previously, changing the OATH password via NFC resulted in an error even when all input fields were entered correctly. This has been fixed so that the operation completes as expected.
  • Previously, when scrolling down the Accounts or Passkeys screens so that the search bar becomes hidden, using the Cmd/Ctrl + F shortcut did not show the search bar as expected. This has been fixed.

Desktop and Android 7.0.0 (6 May 2024)

New Features & enhancements

  • A Home screen has been added. Home features device information, customization options, and the factory reset functionality.

  • A search bar has been added to the Passkeys screen. When a passkey is selected, additional passkey information is displayed.

  • French and Japanese are now officially supported.

  • Support for FIDO features (FIDO PIN, Passkeys, Fingerprints, and FIDO2 application factory reset) has been added to the Android app.

  • Management features for retired PIV key slots has been added.

  • Applications can now be toggled on/off when the Configuration Lock code is set. The Yubico Authenticator app does not let you set/unset the Configuration Lock Code itself, but it will prompt you for it if needed during an operation.

  • Yubico OTP application slots can now be managed when an OTP Access Code is set. The Yubico Authenticator app does not let you set/unset the OTP Access Code itself, but it will prompt you for it if needed during an operation.

  • An external program can be used on Linux to copy OTPs to the clipboard from the system tray.

  • Additional features have been added to support YubiKeys with the new 5.7 firmware:

    • PIN complexity handling.
    • New PIV key algorithms: RSA3072, RSA4096, Ed25519, and X25519.
    • PIV keys can be moved and deleted.