ykman - YubiKey Manager CLI

ykman - YubiKey Manager CLI

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Install latest/stable of ykman - YubiKey Manager CLI

Ubuntu 16.04 or later?

Make sure snap support is enabled in your Desktop store.

Install using the command line

sudo snap install ykman

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Configure your YubiKey via the command line

Caution: you will need pcscd installed and running .

$ sudo apt install pcscd

Known issues: Pcscd: Communication protocol mismatch!

Ykman warnnings: WARNING: PC/SC not available. Smart card (CCID) protocols will not function. ERROR: Unable to list devices for connection

Ubuntu 24.10 and above or pcscd > 2.3.0 version will likely encounter this problem. Details: https://github.com/Yubico/yubioath-flutter/issues/1725

Please try the edge channel build.

$ sudo snap refresh ykman --edge

Examples:

 List connected YubiKeys, only output serial number:
 $ ykman list --serials

 Show information about YubiKey with serial number 0123456:
 $ ykman --device 0123456 info

Please note that this is not a official maintained package. Use at your own risk.

Details for ykman - YubiKey Manager CLI

License
  • BSD-2-Clause
Last updated
  • 19 March 2025 - latest/stable
  • 3 April 2025 - latest/edge
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