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Purism Launches First Security Key with Tamper Evident Protection for Laptops

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Developed in partnership with Nitrokey, a company known for manufacturing open-source USB keys that enable secure encryption and signing of data for laptops, Purism's Librem Key is dedicated to Librem laptop users, allowing them to store up to 4096-bit RSA keys and up to 512-bit ECC keys on the security key, as well as to securely generate new keys directly on the device. Librem Key integrates with the secure boot process of the latest Librem 13 and 15 laptops.

"It’s not feasible or healthy to monitor your computing devices every second - and that's especially the case when you travel," says Kyle Rankin, Chief Security Officer at Purism. "With the Librem Key, we are giving Librem users the keys to completely lock their computer if they're in an unfamiliar network environment in the same way one would want to have the keys to their car if they needed to drive to an unfamiliar neighborhood."

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  • Purism Announces The "Librem Key"

    Remember back in May when Purism partnered up with Nitrokey as they wanted to work on a USB-based PGP SmartCard? They have now announced the Librem Key as a result of that work.

    They have just announced the Librem Key as what they say is "the first and only security key to offer tamper evident protection to laptop users."

    The Librem Key is an OpenPGP smart card supporting up to 4096-bit RSA keys and 512-bit ECC keys. These keys are intended to be used as basic security token functions -- they will work with any laptop/PC but reportedly offer extra features when paired with Librem laptops or devices supporting the Heads security firmware.

  • Introducing the Librem Key

    A few months ago we announced that we were partnering with Nitrokey to produce a new security token: the Librem Key and I’m pleased to announce that today the Librem Key is available for purchase on our site for $59.

    [...]

    There are many other vendors out there who offer their own security tokens, so why make our own? The first reason is that few security tokens out on the market align with our values here at Purism, in particular with respect to freedom. I’ve explained in a previous post why freedom is essential to security and privacy and this is especially true for a device that is holding some of your most sensitive secrets. We wanted a security token that used open hardware, free software firmware, and free software user applications and that is why we partnered with Nitrokey to produce a security token that respected your freedom from the beginning.

    We also wanted to make the Librem Key because of all of the integration possibilities with our existing products that would make customers more secure in a way that’s also more convenient. When you can bundle a security token with your own laptop and operating system, there are so many interesting possibilities, especially when the firmware and user applications are free software so we can easily modify them to add even more features.

Purism launches Librem Key

  • Purism launches Librem Key, the first and only security key to offer tamper evident protection to laptop users

    Purism, the social purpose corporation which designs and produces popular digital rights respecting hardware, software, and services, has launched its new security token, the Librem Key, which is the first and only OpenPGP smart card providing a Heads-firmware-integrated tamper-evident boot process. The new Librem Key, built with Open Hardware USB OpenPGP security tokens from Nitrokey, can store up to 4096-bit RSA keys and up to 512-bit ECC keys and can securely generate them directly on the device. Librem Keys are now available for purchase on Purism’s website, with Librem laptops or as a single order. Librem Keys will be able to provide basic security token functions on any laptop, but have extended features that work exclusively with Purism’s Librem laptop line and other devices that support Trammel Hudson’s Heads security firmware.

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