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YubiClicker, a clicker game that requires a physical security key

  • Hacker News

I thought cookie clicker but with yubikey taps might be funny, and this is a proof of concept. Cloudflare did something similar in 2021, pitching yubikey-proven taps as a captcha replacement: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27141593 Cloudflare's idea of proving personhood...

  • Published: Apr 27, 2026
  • First seen: Apr 27, 2026
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AI Summary

I thought cookie clicker but with yubikey taps might be funny, and this is a proof of concept. Cloudflare did something similar in 2021, pitching yubikey-proven taps as a captcha replacement: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27141593 Cloudflare's idea of proving personhood...

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Why it matters

Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Key Features

  • Primary public product URL is https://yubiclicker.com/.
  • Description: I thought cookie clicker but with yubikey taps might be funny, and this is a proof of concept. Cloudflare did something similar in 2021, pitching yubikey-proven taps as a captcha replacement: https://news.ycombinator.....
  • Listed on Hacker News as "YubiClicker, a clicker game that requires a physical security key".
  • Source description: I thought cookie clicker but with yubikey taps might be funny, and this is a proof of concept. Cloudflare did something similar in 2021, pitching yubikey-proven taps as a captcha replacement: https://news.ycombinator.....
  • Source publish date is 2026-04-27.

Use Cases

  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-27).
  • Primary public product URL is https://yubiclicker.com/.
  • Description: I thought cookie clicker but with yubikey taps might be funny, and this is a proof of concept. Cloudflare did something similar in 2021, pitching yubikey-proven taps as a captcha replacement: https://news.ycombinator.....
  • Listed on Hacker News as "YubiClicker, a clicker game that requires a physical security key".

Why Now

YubiClicker, a clicker game that requires a physical security key is appearing on fresh discovery surfaces, so it is worth reviewing while momentum is still forming. Confidence is currently low (41/100), so treat this as an early signal rather than a settled trend.

Community Signals

Trend score

39.5

24h momentum

Rising

Hacker News points

4

Rising

Facts / Signals / Inference / Unknowns

Facts

  • Listed on Hacker News as "YubiClicker, a clicker game that requires a physical security key".
  • Source description: I thought cookie clicker but with yubikey taps might be funny, and this is a proof of concept. Cloudflare did something similar in 2021, pitching yubikey-proven taps as a captcha replacement: https://news.ycombinator.....
  • Source publish date is 2026-04-27.
  • Description: I thought cookie clicker but with yubikey taps might be funny, and this is a proof of concept. Cloudflare did something similar in 2021, pitching yubikey-proven taps as a captcha replacement: https://news.ycombinator.....
  • Primary public product URL is https://yubiclicker.com/.

Signals

  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-27).
  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Inference

Trust data is still pending

The evidence pipeline has not produced enough structured trust blocks for this product yet.

Unknowns

  • Documentation is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • No tagline is stored on the current product record.
  • Pricing details are not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Recent changelog or release history is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.

Evidence Snapshots

YubiClicker, a clicker game that requires a physical security key

Listed on Hacker News as "YubiClicker, a clicker game that requires a physical security key".

YubiClicker, a clicker game that requires a physical security key official profile

Primary public product URL is https://yubiclicker.com/.

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Original Sources

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