Aug 18, 2025 路 7 min read 路 In the linux machines we can login in multiple ways - CLI Way - SSH keys, Password based Web UI Way - Cockpit tool Desktop Way - GDM All of these programs depend on PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules). PAM is a central, pluggable framework: the ap...
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Oct 20, 2024 路 5 min read 路 By default, SSH relies on passwords for authentication, though most security guidelines recommend switching to SSH keys for stronger protection. However, despite being more secure, SSH keys still represent only a single factor of authentication. The ...
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Jul 1, 2023 路 7 min read 路 馃挕 This article is about the submission at the 1Password Hackathon. Note: Passage Connect is not an official name or product of Passage. It has been named by me for this Hackathon as a future solution/offering that 1Password Team can explore. Parti...
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Jul 6, 2022 路 4 min read 路 Goals: Lock the computer and kill any active terminal sessions when the Yubikey is removed Require Yubikey to be pressed when using sudo, su. Require the Yubikey for initial system login, and screen unlocking. Use it to authenticate 1Password. ...
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Jul 6, 2022 路 2 min read 路 I managed to bork my pam.d configs to the point that I couldn't root or sudo to gain access to reset them. In my shame, I had to create a new install USB and chroot in. Thankfully I haven't figured out drive encryption yet or I may have been SOL, I h...
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