Case Study: U.S. State Elections Office protects voter registration databases with YubiKeys from Yubico

U.S. State Elections Office deploys 1,000+ YubiKeys to secure voter databases with Yubico

The elections office of a U.S. state sought a more secure, efficient, and cost-effective method to protect its voter registration databases from hackers. Their challenge was to implement a two-factor authentication solution that complied with industry standards, controlled costs, and was easy for a diverse group of users. Yubico provided the solution with its YubiKey hardware security keys.

By deploying over 1,000 YubiKeys, Yubico gave the state a highly secure solution using hardware-based public key cryptography. The keys support open standards like FIDO U2F and FIDO2, preventing the state from being tied to a costly proprietary platform. The result was a simple, cost-effective solution that improved security, was easy to use and maintain, and could be easily managed and reassigned as a state asset.