Software

After starting to use the Yubikey for LastPass and various other online servers I’ve started also using my yubikey for SSH access to my server(s).

As the need for Two factor authentication is a requirement for PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry standard) and SSH Key with password is not always deemed to be an acceptable form of Two factor authorisation there is now a surge in different forms of two factor auth, all with their own pros and cons.

A common requirement for PCI-DSS is for all commands run by a user who has admin privileges to be logged.

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I’ve recently upgraded my iTunes installation on my MacBookPro to 8.