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Carlos Finos

Opsek graphic on a YubiKey 5C reading "A synced passkey no longer qualifies," announcing OpenAI's physical security key requirement for Trusted Access for Cyber accounts and how to enroll in

OpenAI now requires security keys for TAC members: how to enroll in Advanced Account Security

Carlos Finos ― September 3, 2026

If you are part of OpenAI's Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) program, there is a new requirement to act on. From September 1, 2026, individual TAC members must turn on Advanced Account Security (AAS) and sign in with a physical security key. A passkey synced through a password manager will not qualify. This guide covers what TAC is, what AAS changes on your account, which login option to

Signal Secure Backups: how to set them up and where to store the recovery key

Carlos Finos ― August 28, 2026

Signal used to have one hard rule: your messages lived on your device and nowhere else. Lose the phone, lose the history. That changed. Signal Secure Backups are now live on Android and iOS. They are end-to-end encrypted, opt-in, and Signal cannot read them. If your Signal threads touch treasury approvals, deployment coordination or incident response, this is worth ten minutes of your attention. Setup takes five.

OpenAI now requires security keys for TAC members: how to enroll in Advanced Account Security

Signal Secure Backups: how to set them up and where to store the recovery key

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