Case Study: Swansea University achieves secure database access with YubiKey from Yubico

Swansea University deploys YubiKey in less than 2 days to secure SAIL Databank

Swansea University, a public university in Wales, needed to secure its sensitive SAIL Databank healthcare research data from unauthorized access. The challenge was to implement a strong two-factor authentication solution for remote users that was both secure and easy to deploy. Yubico provided its YubiKey hardware security keys to meet this need.

The solution involved using the YubiKey as a mandatory second factor for remote VMware Horizon sessions, complementing username and password. Yubico's YubiKey was quickly deployed in under two days and worked across multiple operating systems without extra software. The results included easy deployment to remote users, simple one-touch authentication, reduced support costs, and a scalable model that has been adopted by other research platforms following the university's successful experience.

Swansea University