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0 pointsmichaelt7y ago0 comments

The open-source U2F Zero claims ~$3 of parts and a ~$2 PCB [1] ordering a single unit. Making a large volume, that price is only going to come down.

Admittedly you'd have to pay for a plastic case, assembly costs, an envelope and stamps. But if I can get a 16GB flash drive for $8 with free shipping [2] the plastic case, assembly etc can't be that expensive!

[1] https://github.com/conorpp/u2f-zero [2] https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Cruzer-Low-Profile-Drive-SDCZ...

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watersb7y ago· 1 in thread

Bulk procurement, certification, software all affect cost, of course.

When a flaw was discovered in 4096-bit RSA ley generation, Yubico sent me replacements for all of my registered hardware tokens, no additional cost to me.

Good thing about a standard like U2F is reducing software and certification costs, and sure if you are clear to offer no post-sales support, then you should be able to get legitimate hardware for maybe $10.

michaeltOP7y ago

Oh, absolutely! I was responding to the statement "The actual hardware probably does not cost more than $10" which refers to the hardware specifically. The retail price would be higher than the hardware costs to cover software, support costs, returns, profit, shipping, credit card fees, and so on.

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