2 Factor Authentication on Desktop

szboardstretcher · 11-09-2012, 09:00 AM

Good morning all,

I want to enable the pam module for Google 2 factor authentication to secure my laptop a bit more. Has anyone accomplished this? It seems very straightforward when it comes to a non-graphical setup.

My question is: Is this possible while using X? I am using Arch linux + Slim + Openbox. I would love for it to ask for username, password, and 2 factor auth.

Thank you!

nickowen · 11-09-2012, 09:18 AM

Yes. You can just need to do the same configuration you would for ssh for login. Be sure to put some of the standby codes in your wallet.

szboardstretcher · 11-09-2012, 10:50 AM

So if I do this configuration -- Slim will ask:

Username
Password
2 Factor Auth Password

In that order, and visually? Because I see no documentation on Slim or Openbox about 2 factor authentication.