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Virtue is Inconvenient - The Nitrokey 3 Review

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Part 4 of the Sovereign Authentication series.

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In my last video, I crowned the YubiKey 5 as the "King of Keys" but it has a fatal flaw. It is proprietary. For those of us who believe in digital sovereignty and the right to audit our own hardware, blind trust is not an option.

Then there is Nitrokey 3A NFC. It promises open-source firmware, transparent design, and code written in memory safe Rust. But does "open" actually mean "good?" Today, we look at whether the moral high ground is worth the inconvenience, why the Android experience might be a deal breaker, and who should actually buy this device.

DISCLOSURE:

Nitrokey provided the review unit for this video. No money changed hands. No company saw this video before I hit upload. All opinions are mine.

RESOURCES:

  • Nitrokey Website: https://www.nitrokey.com
  • Nitrokey 3 Firmware Github: https://github.com/Nitrokey/nitrokey-3-firmware
  • Nitrokey 3A NFC @ Nitrokey's Store: https://shop.nitrokey.com/shop/nk3an-nitrokey-3a-nfc-147
  • Nitrokey (Start|3A mini) and Android: https://support.nitrokey.com/t/nitrokey-start-3a-mini-and-android/5786

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