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Old 08-06-2014, 11:10 AM   #1
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LXer: Securing SSH with two factor authentication using Google Authenticator


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Two-step verification (also known as Two-factor authentication, abbreviated to TFA) is a process involving two stages to verify the identity of an entity trying to access services in a computer or in a network. This is a special case of a multi-factor authentication which might involve only one of the three authentication factors (a knowledge factor, a possession factor, and an inheritance factor) for both steps. If each step involves a different authentication factor then the two-step verification is additionally two-factor authentication.

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Erm, Trust Google I'm not sure why Google has anything to do with this sector?
Ah, traffic analysis, OK.
 
  


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