Securing SSH On Ubuntu Precise With WiKID Two-Factor Authentication

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Securing SSH On Ubuntu Precise With WiKID Two-Factor Authentication

SSH offers a highly secure channel for remote administration of servers. However, if you face an audit for regulatory or business requirements, such as Visa/Mastercard PCI, you need to be aware of some potential authentication related short-comings that may cause headaches in an audit. In this document we are going to demonstrate how to combine two-factor authentication from WiKID on Ubuntu. This document will also serve as the basis for additional tutorials because many services on Linux use PAM for authentication.

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