

If you’re working with Amazon Web Services, and want the highest level of security around usage of your AWS account, AWS recommends that you use IAM users instead of the account’s root user, set up Multi-Factor authentication (MFA) on the IAM users, and then require MFA for API operations. The ARN is formatted like this: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:mfa/NAME. Making life easier with Yubikeys and the AWS CLI. It’s located in the AWS console under My Security Credentials where we previously clicked Assign MFA device. Users will authenticate with a YubiKey when downloading VPN profiles. To use the AWS CLI you’ll need to take note of the ARN of your virtual MFA that represents your YubiKey. According to Duo’s State of the Auth 2019 survey, 77 per cent of those surveyed were aware of 2FA, while 53 per cent have used it in their daily lives. This tutorial will explain configuring Yubico YubiKeys for single sign-on to Pritunl. Amazon Web Services Switch User ( awsu) awsu provides a convenient integration of AWS virtual MFA devices into commandline based workflows. The new device comes at a time when there’s greater awareness of the importance of 2FA, which as Reg readers know, offers an additional layer of security beyond passwords by challenging attempted log-ins to provided a special, computer-generated one-time password (OTP).

However, Apple at last relented on the NFC front with the release of iOS 13 last year, meaning punters can use the tech to authenticate using the built-in NFC radios on selected iPhone devices. Authentication on iPad Pro devices via USB-C keys is not yet supported. Cache of the Titans: Let's take a closer look at Google's own two-factor security keys READ MOREĪs Reg readers will know, iOS APIs did not allow access to the iDevice's NFC hardware by any non-Apple apps prior to last year's iOS 13, putting a spoke in the wheel of such competitors to Apple Pay as the, er, " Brexit EU settled status app".
