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Setting up two-factor authentication on FreeBSD

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I typically utilize public key authentication when connecting via SSH to matthoran.com. However, there are times when I’m away from a device which has my private key and need access to my server. I reluctantly enabled password authentication for those occasions, but after enabling two-factor authentication for most of the services that I use regularly, I wanted to do the same for my own server.

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FreeRADIUS on FreeBSD and OpenLDAP

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Instead of relying on PAM or /etc/passwd for authentication and authorization, I decided to store account information in an OpenLDAP database. Of course I could have used NIS or flat file databases, but OpenLDAP proved to be the best solution for my situation.

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