Unpair One or More Devices from macOS
  • 11 May 2023
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Unpair One or More Devices from macOS

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To Unpair a Single Device from MacOS Login

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Run the sudo sc_auth list <user> command.
    NOTE
    If working with the currently-logged on user, use $(whoami) for the username. You do not need elevated privileges (sudo).
  3. Highlight and copy the hash listed for your user.
  4. Run the sudo sc_auth unpair -h <hash> command, where <hash> is the hash copied in the previous step.
    The selected device is unpaired.

To Unpair All Paired Devices (for a Single User) from MacOS Login

To remove all paired YubiKeys and smart cards for a single user:

  1. Open Terminal.
  2. Run the sudo sc_auth unpair -u <user> command.
    NOTE
    If working with the currently-logged on user, use $(whoami) for the username. You do not need elevated privileges (sudo).
    All paired devices for the user are unpaired.

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