Multi-factor authentication (MFA)

wikipedia:Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a method of computer access control which a user can pass by successfully presenting several separate authentication stages through credentials based on knowledge (something you know), possession (something you have), and inherence (something you are), in other words, it is a system that requires more than one method of authentication from a self-reliant listing of credentials to verify a user's identity for login.

Examples

• Bank card + PIN number
• One-time password (OTP) tokens
• Certificates
• Smart cards
• Virtual MFA Applications
• Mobile push notifications
• Google prompts

2FA applications

Different 2FA open-source mobile app are available such us :

• FreeOTP (2013, Android, iOS): free and open-source

Android: Download from Google Play[1] or F-Droid[2] iOS: Download from the App Store[3]

• AndOTP (Android): free and open-source

Android: Download from Google Play[5] or F-Droid[6]

• Google Authenticator (2010, Android, iOS): free, was open-source until 2013
• Microsoft Authenticator (2016)
• MobileID, deepnet security
• Authy
• Cisco Duo Mobile
• LinOTP
• LastPass
• Okta Verify
• Duo Security
• LastPass Authenticator mobile app
• JumpCloud protect

Activities

• Read https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-multi-factor-authentication-for-ssh-on-ubuntu-16-04 (OATH-TOTP)
• Read wikipedia:Help:Two-factor_authentication

Related

• VMware Verify
• aws sts get-session-token
• OpenVPN Connect
• iam:GetAccountPasswordPolicy
• Virtual keyboard
• 2FA with more than one device
• Configure MFA on AWS

See also

• AWS MFA: list-virtual-mfa-devices | create-virtual-mfa-device | deactivate-mfa-device | delete-virtual-mfa-device | enable-mfa-device | list-mfa-device-tags | list-mfa-devices | list-virtual-mfa-devices | resync-mfa-device | tag-mfa-device | untag-mfa-device
• VPN: IPsec (Openswan), OpenVPN, Forticlient, GlobalProtect (PAN-OS), WireGuard (Linux Kernel), Tailscale, PulseSecure, WebVPN, SoftEther, ESP, IKE, AWS VPN, Zerotier, VPN client, Pritunl
• MFA: FreeOTP, Google Authenticator, Okta Verify, Duo Security, Microsoft Authenticator, Strong customer authentication, Dualshield, HOTP, TOTP, OATH, Authy, Push authentication, google-authenticator, Duo Mobile, DenyAllExceptListedIfNoMFA, Configure MFA on AWS, LastPass Authenticator mobile app
• AAA: Authc, Authz, Password policy, OAuth, OpenID, OIDC, LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+, XTACACS, SAML, Secure LDAP, IEEE 802.1X, CHAP, RBAC, MFA, SCIM, Amazon Cognito

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