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DIY MFA Setup | Community Edition
We’re going to use oathtool for our DIY setup on a FreeBSD host. These steps should be nearly identical on a Linux host, however. We need to create a file with our users and secrets. These secrets are the same secrets your users will import into their MFA application (OTP Auth, Google Authenticator, Okta Verify, etc.).
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Commercial MFA Setup
Okta provides a free level for their developer accounts, which is what I used for this example. I use Okta in my day job (as a sysadmin), and the setup and configuration are the same, so this is a safe avenue for exploration and testing.
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Remote Work Chronicles
Remote work advocates have been calling it for years: someday, working from home is going to be the new normal. And now their predictions are coming true.
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Remote Work Spotlight: How COVID19 Started Justin's Journey
While remote work has been steadily increasing for a while, a lot of people didn’t make the switch until very recently when circumstances mandated it. This is the case for Justin, one of the OpenVPN employees who recently switched to working from home. Justin works in infrastructure and DevOps, and one of his chief responsibilities is server
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Remote Work Spotlight: How Eliza Has Achieved a Better Work-Life Balance
Eliza Xiahong Pan, is the Lead Java Developer at OpenVPN. For a long time she had worked from an office location, but she switched to working from home to avoid virus exposure. As a developer, everything Eliza does can be done completely remotely — there is never any real need for her to go into the office. As long as the novel coronavirus is
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Remote Work Spotlight: Rohit's First Time Working Remotely
While many people actively search out remote work positions, some people didn’t consider it until it was the only option. This is the case for Rohit, the Senior Product Manager here at OpenVPN. Rohit had worked at the main office for a long time, and while he worked from home every once in a while, it wasn’t something he ever thought about as a
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Remote Work Spotlight: Why Orlando is Unwilling to Accept Any Less
Remote work is quickly becoming an expected option, rather than a hoped-for benefit. Many job-seekers prioritize organizations that provide remote work capabilities — and Orlando, the OpenVPN DevOps lead, is one of those people. Orlando has worked remotely for several years, and remote capabilities are something he actively looked for in the
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Evil Corp. Takes On Remote Workers
As more and more employees start working from home, cyber threats evolve and become more advanced. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdowns, organizations have seen an increase in attacks against remote workers, particularly social engineering attacks like phishing and pharming.
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