Articles by nowen

• How to secure VNC remote access with two-factor authentication

  Author: nowen • Tags: security • Comments: 1

  How to secure VNC remote access with two-factor authentication VNC is the most popular remote access solution today. However, it was developed to provide remote access, not to provide secure remote access. Administrators have to add security to VNC by tunneling it through an encrpyted channel such as SSH and adding a layer of authentication. In this article, we will show you how to combine the NoMachine NX server to encrpyt VNC and remote X session combined with two-factor authentication from WiKID Systems to create a secure, fast remote access solution.

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• How to configure Apache to use Radius for Two-factor Authentication

  Author: nowen • Tags: apache, security • Comments: 4

  How to configure Apache to use Radius for Two-factor Authentication This brief document shows how to configure Apache to use mod_auth_xradius to authenticate users with the WiKID Strong Authentication System. Adding two-factor authentication to Apache is a very simple process with this setup.

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• Secure your SSH deployment with WiKID two-factor authentication

  Author: nowen • Tags: security • Comments: 5

  Secure your SSH deployment with WiKID two-factor authentication In this document we are going to demonstrate how to combine two-factor authentication from WiKID with an SSH gateway server with hosted private keys to create a highly secure, auditable and easy to use remote access solution. The WiKID Strong Authentication System is a commercial/open source two-factor authentication solution.

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