Re: Two factor authentication for SSH with a YubiKey

Kathinka <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.org.user-groups.linux.dunedin.general
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This sounds like something about security and avoiding the current
snoop-mania sold to the public and gullible politicians with the
excuse of fear of terrorism but I don't get it:  what are "one-time
passwords" for?

Kathinka.

On 5 September 2013 10:15, Robin Sheat <[email protected]> wrote:
> I got a YubiKey (which is a USB device that can do one-time passwords
> using a few different methods), and wanted to use it with SSH instead of
> just a password.
>
> So with an evening of playing, I got it working. This also allows for a
> second method as a backup in case you lose the yubikey. I have it
> working with the Google Authenticator app on Android.
>
> http://www.kallisti.net.nz/blog/2013/09/yubikey-logins-with-ssh/
>
> Robin.
>
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