Computer Documentation Wiki - services:2fa

acronyms

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-01-12T10:34:06+00:00

Note on Acronyms Here and in several other documents you see many acronyms that are associated with the notion of a second means of authentication. This is a non-exhaustive list: AcronymDescriptionMFAMulti Factor Authentication. You will need to identify yourself using an additional, independent from account password, means, such as a 6 digit code or smartphone app

browserextension

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-11-12T09:42:14+00:00

Authenticator - Internet Browser Extension A convenient way of managing and using multiple 2FA/MFA accounts is by means of the Authenticator extension. This extension can be installed for several popular internet browsers, like Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and others. The extensions are platform-independent, so will work on e.g. Windows, Linux, and MacOS. The usage of the extension is the same for all browsers and platforms. Below are instructions on how to install the extensi…

computer

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2022-11-07T13:15:01+00:00

First Time Access With a Personal Computer If you don not have a Smart Phone, or if you do not want to use a Smart Phone, you can use alternative programs to provide the passcode needed for 2FA. A few of these programs are: * KeepassXC ( GUI) or,

continued

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-03-08T18:59:30+00:00

First Time Access Remaining Setup The Identity Provider will then present you a window explaining that an email has been sent to your 'private email box'. This email contains a link (yes, indeed it is a clickable link, which is necessary as the security key provided is too complicated to type it in. But you should make sure that the link is pointing to our

introduction

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-03-22T19:38:31+00:00

Introduction to 2FA Why After the recent increase in hacker activity and floods of phishing emails, it is clear that the Observatory Compute environment is under constant attack. One of the major deficiencies in our current setup is that it is enough to know a username and password to get access to a wide variety of resources and data. With the improper handling of phishing emails, but also when using public wifi services, it seems easy for people with not so good intentions to get account cre…

smartphone

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-09-13T10:10:53+00:00

First Time Access With a Smart Phone First of all, you need to install an APP on your Smart Phone which will record a secret key that we provide to you, and which will also produce the passcodes for 2FA. You can download the FreeOTP, Google Authenticator

sshkeys

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-03-22T14:37:24+00:00

Setup SSH Keys With the implemenation of two-factor authentication on the ssh protocol at the Observatory, you need to setup two ssh keys to make life easy. These two key are: * To login from your laptop to an Observatory machine * To login between computers at the Observatory

timeline

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2021-03-26T14:10:55+00:00

Timeline two-factor authentication implementation STRW 2FA Week number Service 11121314151617181920Roundcube other web ssh