Functional App, no more usb-to-lighting cables – AuthLite NFC Review

AuthLite is a highly useful little app, for anyone who is security conscious and uses multi-factor authentication (MFA, also called 2FA). With your NFC enabled security token, such as the Yubikey Neo or Yubikey 5 from Yubico, and a compatible iPhone (7, onwards) you can FINALLY authenticate with your security token without carrying around a stupid USB-to-lightning/8-pin connector cable on iPhone. Honestly, I’m surprised that Yubico has not produced an iOS app like AuthLite. This app is simple to use, simple to setup, and functions as expected—it does what it says on the tin. The auto-clipboard copy is great. It would be nice if there was a way that iOS would let it run in the background and copy auth codes to the clipboard when you tap your NFC enabled token to your phone, or if iPhones simply had better native support for NFC MFA like FIDO/U2F. This app fills an important niche, does it well, and appears to (currently—2018-12-02) be the only offering to let you actually use a NFC enabled security token on iPhone. Well done! (I am a genuine user of this app and have not been paid or otherwise compensated for this review. I have no professional or personal connection to AuthLite, Yubico or any other products or companies mentioned in this review. I’m just an enthusiastic user who wants to turn on MFA for ALL THE THINGS!!!!)
Review by Fitness enthusiast programmer on AuthLite NFC.