# \[PB-49693\] Add a second Yubikey as backup **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature requests\ **Created:** [February 14, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.passbolt.com/t/pb-49693-add-a-second-yubikey-as-backup/6537 "2023-02-14T22:10:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eldaria](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.passbolt.com/eldaria/32/1774_2.png) [@eldaria](https://community.passbolt.com/u/eldaria)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2023, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.passbolt.com/t/pb-49693-add-a-second-yubikey-as-backup/6537/1 "2023-02-14T22:10:15Z")
**Q1. What is the problem that you are trying to solve?** I would like to register a second Yubikey to my account. Using a single Yubikey for MFA is risky in case it get lost, it should be possible to register a second Yubikey. **Q2 - Who is impacted?** Everyone who use Yubikey for MFA. **Q3 - Why is it important and/or urgent?** If the Yubikey is lost, the user might loose access to their account. **Q4 - What is your proposed solution? (optional)** Enable the user to register a second Yubikey. **Q5. Community support** People can vote for this idea to show traction: _Poll ([view on site](https://community.passbolt.com/t/pb-49693-add-a-second-yubikey-as-backup/6537/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![clayton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@clayton](https://community.passbolt.com/u/clayton)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 9:10am UTC](https://community.passbolt.com/t/pb-49693-add-a-second-yubikey-as-backup/6537/2 "2023-02-15T09:10:47Z")
Hey @eldaria welcome to the forum and thanks for the suggestion! A potential work around to mitigate this while waiting for it to be worked on is to enable TOTP in addition to the Yubikey as you could use that as your backup method. ---
**Author:** ![eldaria](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.passbolt.com/eldaria/32/1774_2.png) [@eldaria](https://community.passbolt.com/u/eldaria)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2023, 9:35am UTC](https://community.passbolt.com/t/pb-49693-add-a-second-yubikey-as-backup/6537/3 "2023-02-15T09:35:20Z")
Hello Calyton. Indeed and this is what I have done on other sites that donโ€™t support multiple. I like my backup Key to be identical to my primary key and not have different. This means I would have to have the TOTP on both keys. However as you might know the TOTP on YubiKey has a limited amount of entries. Currently 32 Accounts. This is why I try to get apps and sites to 1: Support The key directly instead of TOTP, for example through U2F. 2: Support multiple keys, and not fall back to TOTP. Passbolt currently has only number 1, which is the most important one. ๐Ÿ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![talnet23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@talnet23](https://community.passbolt.com/u/talnet23)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.passbolt.com/t/pb-49693-add-a-second-yubikey-as-backup/6537/4 "2023-08-09T19:20:11Z")
This would be cool. Iโ€™ve just moved to yubikey and would love to add my backup to the system. ---
**Author:** ![Ubique](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.passbolt.com/ubique/32/3568_2.png) [@Ubique](https://community.passbolt.com/u/Ubique)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.passbolt.com/t/pb-49693-add-a-second-yubikey-as-backup/6537/5 "2024-01-15T15:35:04Z")
Can this be look at again please an an NFR. It would be really useful especially when you have multiple devices. For example I have two key, one UBS with NFC and one UBC C. Things like the iPad Pro does does not support NFC so need USB C and others like my iPhone is much easier to use NFR, with computers the USB is easier. ---
**Author:** ![jeanphilippe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/65b543/32.png) [@jeanphilippe](https://community.passbolt.com/u/jeanphilippe)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.passbolt.com/t/pb-49693-add-a-second-yubikey-as-backup/6537/6 "2025-05-16T14:53:04Z")
Hi there, I just wanted to echo this request โ€” adding support for a second Yubikey would be a really valuable feature. Many other services already offer this option, and itโ€™s an important safety net in case the primary key is lost or damaged. +1 for this feature โ€” hope it can be considered in a future release! Thanks for all the great work on Passbolt ๐Ÿ™ ---
**Author:** ![MonsterSurface](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.passbolt.com/monstersurface/32/3324_2.png) [@MonsterSurface](https://community.passbolt.com/u/MonsterSurface)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.passbolt.com/t/pb-49693-add-a-second-yubikey-as-backup/6537/7 "2025-12-21T21:22:51Z")
I would also like to have this feature ---
**Author:** ![cedric](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.passbolt.com/cedric/32/3868_2.png) [@cedric](https://community.passbolt.com/u/cedric)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.passbolt.com/t/pb-49693-add-a-second-yubikey-as-backup/6537/8 "2026-03-08T17:17:09Z")
Closing this as it is a duplicate of [https://community.passbolt.com/t/as-a-user-i-would-like-to-be-able-to-register-duplicate-mfa-options-to-avoid-single-point-of-failure-lockouts/7531](https://community.passbolt.com/t/as-a-user-i-would-like-to-be-able-to-register-duplicate-mfa-options-to-avoid-single-point-of-failure-lockouts/7531). Please feel free to continue the discussion and cast your vote in the linked thread, which includes a poll. ---
**Author:** ![cedric](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/community.passbolt.com/cedric/32/3868_2.png) [@cedric](https://community.passbolt.com/u/cedric)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.passbolt.com/t/pb-49693-add-a-second-yubikey-as-backup/6537/9 "2026-03-08T17:17:14Z")