The WiKID Blog, musings on two-factor authentication, information security and some other stuff.
UGa breach, "Secret Questions" and blaming the user
Posted by: admin 11 years, 9 months ago
The University of Georgia announced an intrusion and a breach of 8,500 personnel records including full names, social security numbers and other data. The attackers apparently reset the passwords of two IT workers who had access to personnel records using the password reset mechanism - they guessed or discovered the answer to secret questions. "Secret questions" are an incredibly weak authentication mechanism. We will likely see many more breaches like this.
How do I set up Mutual HTTPS Authentication?
Posted by: root 11 years, 9 months ago
Mutual HTTPS Authentication can add a lot of security to your two-factor authentication setup by thwarting most network-based MiTM attacks. Here are somethings to consider:
Updated OpenVPN & Two-factor authentication tutorial
Posted by: admin 11 years, 9 months ago
We recently updated the tutorial on how to add two-factor authentication to OpenVPN AS over on HowToForge. It's quite easy.
11 Top tips for two-factor authentication
Posted by: admin 11 years, 9 months ago
For a long time I have been meaning to pull together some of the top tips when setting up two-factor authentication. I expect this will be a moving target. Obviously, two-factor authentication is central to your network deployment, so even if that PCI QSA is breathing down your throat, take some time to do a bit of planning!
PCI compliance in the local news
Posted by: admin 11 years, 10 months ago
The Atlanta-area transit authority was forced to accept only cash due to software errors it blamed on their efforts to meet PCI compliance.
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