by Thomas | Oct 16, 2019 | Authentication, Security
Did you know that the GNOME Desktop Manager supports two-factor authentication for protection? The GNOME Desktop Manager (GDM) performs its user authentication through PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module). PAM is a highly configurable system used to control how...
by Jeremy Cruz | Feb 11, 2019 | Authentication, Partners, Security
As Yubico announced a few months ago, Yubico is no longer supporting the YubiCloud v1 protocol. This took full effect on February 4 of this year. As such, any YubiRADIUS systems utilizing the YubiCloud will no longer validate YubiKey OTPs as before. Fortunately, for...
by Kurt | Aug 12, 2016 | Authentication, Security
Palo Alto Networks (PAN) firewalls are FIPS-140-2 certified. FIPS certification is generally required for use of firewalls in the government space. Equally important as FIPS 140-2 mode is the ability to use 2FA (two-factor authentication) to provide strong login...
by Jeremy Cruz | Jun 14, 2016 | News, Security
Corporate users of Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud storage are increasingly storing files there that contain passwords. According to a report released last month, “enterprises are routinely storing corporate password files in the cloud through Microsoft’s...
by Jeremy Cruz | May 23, 2016 | News, Security
Last week, James Clapper, the U.S. director of national intelligence, said there have been “some indications” that foreign hackers have been targeting the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders. The FBI and the...
by Brian | Aug 19, 2015 | Authentication, News, Security
So new this week is the idea of “Sound Proof” authentication. The idea is that the microphone on your device would listen to the background noise where you are and determine if you are who you say you are. From one standpoint, it sounds great: you...
