Tag: Google Authenticator

  • Using Google Authenticator on Ubuntu for SSH

    Run:

    $ apt-get update
    $ apt-get -yy install gcc mercurial libpam0g-dev git
    $ git clone https://code.google.com/p/google-authenticator/
    $ cd google-authenticator/libpam
    $ make install

    Edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config file and change the ChallengeResponseAuthentication from no to yes

    edit /etc/pam.d/common-auth so it looks like

    # here are the per-package modules (the "Primary" block)
    auth required pam_google_authenticator.so
    auth [success=1 default=ignore] pam_unix.so nullok_secure
    # here's the fallback if no module succeeds

    Run google-authenticator as the user you want to use two factor authentication on.
    Paste the generated URL into your browser and a QRCode will be generated.
    Scan the QR code with the Google Authenticator app on your iPhone.
    Reboot the server and test.