Version 4.0.9 (released 2022-06-17)
Dependency: Add support for python-fido2 1.x
Fix: Drop stated support for Click 6 as features from 7 are being used.
Version 4.0.8 (released 2022-01-31)
Bugfix: Fix error message for invalid modhex when programing a YubiOTP credential.
Bugfix: Fix issue with displaying a Steam credential when it is the only account.
Bugfix: Prevent installation of files in site-packages root.
Bugfix: Fix cleanup logic in PIV for protected management key.
Add support for token identifier when programming slot-based HOTP.
Add support for programming NDEF in text mode.
Dependency: Add support for Cryptography ⇐ 38.
Version 4.0.7 (released 2021-09-08)
Bugfix release: Fix broken naming for "YubiKey 4", and a small OATH issue with touch Steam credentials.
Version 4.0.6 (released 2021-09-08)
Improve handling of YubiKey device reboots.
More consistently mask PIN/password input in prompts.
Support switching mode over CCID for YubiKey Edge.
Run pkill from PATH instead of fixed location.
Version 4.0.5 (released 2021-07-16)
Bugfix: Fix PIV feature detection for some YubiKey NEO versions.
Bugfix: Fix argument short form for --period when adding TOTP credentials.
Bugfix: More strict validation for some arguments, resulting in better error messages.
Bugfix: Correctly handle TOTP credentials using period != 30 AND touch_required.
Bugfix: Fix prompting for access code in the otp settings command (now uses "-A -").
Version 4.0.3 (released 2021-05-17)
Add support for fido reset over NFC.
Bugfix: The --touch argument to piv change-management-key was ignored.
Bugfix: Don’t prompt for password when importing PIV key/cert if file is invalid.
Bugfix: Fix setting touch-eject/auto-eject for YubiKey 4 and NEO.
Bugfix: Detect PKCS#12 format when outer sequence uses indefinite length.
Dependency: Add support for Click 8.
Version 4.0.2 (released 2021-04-12)
Update device names.
Add read_info output to the --diagnose command, and show exception types.
Bugfix: Fix read_info for YubiKey Plus.
Version 4.0.1 (released 2021-03-29)
Add support for YK5-based FIPS YubiKeys.
Bugfix: Fix OTP device enumeration on Win32.
Version 4.0.0 (released 2021-03-02)
Drop support for Python < 3.6.
Drop reliance on libusb and libykpersonalize.
Support the "fido" and "otp" subcommands over NFC (using the --reader flag)
New "ykman --diagnose" command to aid in troubleshooting.
New "ykman apdu" command for sending raw APDUs over the smart card interface.
Restructuring of subcommands, with aliases for old versions (to be removed in a future release).
Major changes to the underlying "library" code:
New "yubikit" package added for custom development and advanced scripting.
Type hints added for a large part of the "public" API.
OpenPGP: Add support for KDF enabled YubiKeys.
Static password: Add support for FR, IT, UK and BEPO keyboard layouts.
Version 3.1.2 (released 2021-01-21)
Bugfix release: Fix dependency on python-fido2 version.
Version 3.1.1 (released 2020-01-29)
Add support for YubiKey 5C NFC
OpenPGP: set-touch now performs compatibility checks before prompting for PIN
OpenPGP: Improve error messages and documentation for set-touch
PIV: read-object command no longer adds a trailing newline
CLI: Hint at missing permissions when opening a device fails
Linux: Improve error handling when pcscd is not running
Windows: Improve how .DLL files are loaded, thanks to Marius Gabriel Mihai for reporting this!
Bugfix: set-touch now accepts the cached-fixed option
Bugfix: Fix crash in OtpController.prepare_upload_key() error parsing
Bugfix: Fix crash in piv info command when a certificate slot contains an invalid certificate
Library: PivController.read_certificate(slot) now wraps certificate parsing exceptions in new exception type InvalidCertificate
Library: PivController.list_certificates() now returns None
for slots containing invalid certificate, instead of raising an exception
Version 3.1.0 (released 2019-08-20)
Add support for YubiKey 5Ci
OpenPGP: the info command now prints OpenPGP specification version as well
OpenPGP: Update support for attestation to match OpenPGP v3.4
PIV: Use UTC time for self-signed certificates
OTP: Static password now supports the Norman keyboard layout
Version 3.0.0 (released 2019-06-24)
Add support for new YubiKey Preview and lightning form factor
FIDO: Support for credential management
OpenPGP: Support for OpenPGP attestation, cardholder certificates and cached touch policies
OTP: Add flag for using numeric keypad when sending digits
Version 2.1.1 (released 2019-05-28)
OTP: Add initial support for uploading Yubico OTP credentials to YubiCloud
Don’t automatically select the U2F applet on YubiKey NEO, it might be blocked by the OS
ChalResp: Always pad challenge correctly
Bugfix: Don’t crash with older versions of cryptography
Bugfix: Password was always prompted in OATH command, even if sent as argument
Version 2.1.0 (released 2019-03-11)
Add --reader flag to ykman list, to list available smart card readers
FIPS: Checking if a YubiKey FIPS is in FIPS mode is now opt-in, with the --check-fips flag
PIV: Add commands for writing and reading arbitrary PIV objects
PIV: Verify that the PIN must be between 6 - 8 characters long
PIV: In import-certificate, make the verification that the certificate and private key matches opt-in, with the --verify flag
PIV: The piv info command now shows the serial number of the certificates
PIV: The piv info command now shows the full Distinguished Name (DN) of the certificate subject and issuer, if possible
PIV: Malformed certificates are now handled better
OpenPGP: The openpgp touch command now shows current touch policies
The ykman usb/nfc config command now accepts openpgp as well as opgp as an argument
Bugfix: Fix support for german (DE) keyboard layout for static passwords
Version 2.0.0 (released 2019-01-09)
Add support for Security Key NFC
Add experimental support for external smart card reader. See --reader flag
Add a minimal manpage
Add examples in help texts
PIV: update CHUID when importing a certificate
PIV: Optionally validate that private key and certificate match when importing a certificate (on by default in CLI)
PIV: Improve support for importing certificate chains and .PEM files with comments
Breaking API changes:
Merge CCID status word constants into a single SW enum in ykman.driver_ccid
Throw custom exception types instead of raw APDUErrors from many methods of PivController
Write CLI prompts to standard error instead of standard output
Replace function ykman.util.parse_certificate
with parse_certificates
which returns a list
Version 1.0.1 (released 2018-10-10)
Support for YubiKey 5A
OATH: Ignore extra parameters in URI parsing
Bugfix: Never say that NFC is supported for YubiKeys without NFC
Version 1.0.0 (released 2018-09-24)
Add support for YubiKey 5 Series
Config: Add flag to generate a random configuration lock
OATH: Give a proper error message when a touch credential times out
NDEF: Allow setting the NDEF prefix from the CLI
FIDO: Block reset when multiple YubiKeys are connected
Version 0.7.1 (released 2018-07-09)
Support for YubiKey FIPS.
OTP: Allow setting and removing access codes on the slots.
Interfaces: set-lock-code now only accepts hexadecimal inputs.
Bugfix: Don’t fail to open the YubiKey when the serial is not visible.
Version 0.7.0 (released 2018-05-07)
Support for YubiKey Preview.
Add command to configure enabled applications over USB and NFC. See ykman config -h.
Add command for selecting which slot to use for NDEF. See ykman otp ndef -h.
Version 0.6.1 (released 2018-04-16)
Support for YubiKeys with FIDO2. See ykman fido -h
Report the form factor for YubiKeys that support it.
OTP: slot command is now called otp. See ykman otp -h for all changes.
Static password: Add support for different keyboard layouts. See ykman otp static -h
PIV: Signatures for CSRs are now correct.
PIV: Commands on slots with PIN policy ALWAYS no longer fail if the YubiKey has a management key protected by PIN.
Mode: The U2F mode is now called FIDO.
Dependencies: libu2f-host is no longer used for FIDO communication over USB, instead the python library fido2 is used.
Version 0.6.0 (released 2018-02-09)
OpenPGP: Expose remaining PIN retries in info command and API.
CCID: Only try YubiKey smart card readers by default.
Handle NEO issues with challenge-response credentials better.
Improve logging.
Improve error handling when opening device over OTP.
Bugfix: Fix adding OTP data through the interactive prompt.
Version 0.5.0 (released 2017-12-15)
API breaking changes:
OATH: New API more similar to yubioath-android
CLI breaking changes:
OATH: Touch prompt now written to stderr instead of stdout
OATH: -a|--algorithm
option to list
command removed
OATH: Columns in code
command are now dynamically spaced depending on contents
OATH: delete
command now requires confirmation or -f|--force
argument
OATH: IDs printed by list
command now include TOTP period if not 30
Changed outputs:
INFO: "Device name" output changed to "Device type"
PIV: "Management key is stored on device" output changed to "Management key is stored on the YubiKey"
PIV: "All PIV data have been cleared from the device" output changed to "All PIV data have been cleared from your YubiKey"
PIV: "The current management key is stored on the device" prompt changed to "The current management key is stored on the YubiKey"
SLOT: "blank to use device serial" prompt changed to "blank to use YubiKey serial number"
SLOT: "Using device serial" output changed to "Using YubiKey device serial"
Lots of failure case outputs changed
New features:
Support for multiple devices via new top-level option -d|--device
New top-level option -l|--log-level
to enable logging
OATH: Support for remembering passwords locally.
OATH: New option -s|--single
for code
command
PIV: set-pin-retries
command now warns that PIN and PUK will be reset to factory defaults, and prints those defaults after resetting
API bug fixes:
OATH: valid_from
and valid_to
for Code
are now absolute instead of relative to the credential period
OATH: period
for non-TOTP Code
is now None
Version 0.4.6 (released 2017-10-17)
Will now attempt to open device 3 times before failing
OpenPGP: Don’t say data is removed when not
OpenPGP: Don’t swallow APDU errors
PIV: Block on-chip RSA key generation for firmware versions 4.2.0 to 4.3.4 (inclusive) since these chips are vulnerable to CVE-2017-15631.
Version 0.4.5 (released 2017-09-14)
OATH: Don’t print issuer if there is no issuer.
Version 0.4.4 (released 2017-09-06)
OATH: Fix yet another issue with backwards compatibility, for adding new credentials.
Version 0.4.3 (released 2017-09-06)
OATH: Fix issue with backwards compatibility, when used as a library.
Version 0.4.2 (released 2017-09-05)
OATH: Support 7 digit credentials.
OATH: Support credentials with a period other than 30 seconds.
OATH: The remove command is now called delete.
Version 0.4.1 (released 2017-08-10)
PIV: Dropped support for deriving a management key from PIN.
PIV: Added support for generating a random management key and storing it on the device protected by the PIN.
OpenPGP: The reset command now handles a device in terminated state.
OATH: Credential filtering is now working properly on Python 2.
Version 0.4.0 (released 2017-06-19)
Added PIV support. The tool and library now supports most of the PIV functionality found on the YubiKey 4 and NEO. To list the available commands, run ykman piv -h.
Mode command now supports adding and removing modes incrementally.
Version 0.3.3 (released 2017-05-08)
Bugfix: Fix issue with OATH credentials from Steam on YubiKey 4.
Version 0.3.2 (released 2017-04-24)
Allow access code input through an interactive prompt.
Bugfix: Some versions of YubiKey NEO occasionally failed calculating challenge-response credentials with touch.
Version 0.3.1 (released 2017-03-13)
Allow programming of TOTP credentials in YubiKey Slots using the chalresp command.
Add a calculate command (and library support) to perform a challenge-response operation. Can also be used to generate TOTP codes for credentials stored in a slot.
OATH: Remove whitespace in secret keys provided by the user.
OATH: Prompt the user to touch the YubiKey for HOTP touch credentials.
Bugfix: The flag for showing hidden credentials was not working correctly for the oath code command.
Version 0.3.0 (released 2017-01-23)
OATH functionality added. The tool now exposes the OATH functionality found on the YubiKey 4 and NEO. To list the available commands, run ykman oath -h.
Added support for randomly generated static passwords.
Version 0.2.0 (released 2016-11-23)
Removed all GUI code. This project is now only for the python library and CLI tool. The GUI will be re-released separately in a different project.
Added command to update settings for YubiKey Slots.
Version 0.1.0 (released 2016-07-07)
Initial release for beta testing.