KeePass, LastPass and two-factor authentication
KeePass, LastPass and two-factor authentication
Posted Oct 14, 2011 7:07 UTC (Fri) by Cato (guest, #7643)In reply to: Enforcing password strength by tsr2
Parent article: Enforcing password strength
When combined with something like Dropbox, it's quite easy to keep your password DB available on various devices, although you multiply the risk of a keylogger grabbing the KeePass password. (Dropbox has a pretty good Linux client that includes a CLI-only install for headless servers (just use lynx on the server), and is very quick at syncing small files.
I also use LastPass for less critical passwords, and by generating a strong random password for every site, the main risk is that the main password is stolen. LastPass supports Yubikey, a low-cost USB token with AES encryption, which emulates a keyboard - so a keylogger attack would have to steal the LastPass password and my token. There's still a risk of LastPass-specific targetted malware, so client systems need to be kept updated and secure. Free as in beer on Linux, Windows, Mac, etc, with paid-for apps on iPhone and Android.
Duo Security is an interesting option to secure your own systems' SSH, web apps, VPNs, etc - they use phone calls, SMS or push notifications to smartphones as a second factor, and can be integrated with PAM. Free for up to 5 users or open source projects.