[c-nsp] Router 2 factor authentication

Tim Franklin tim at pelican.org
Thu Aug 26 09:46:49 EDT 2010


> The problem, IMHO, with SecurID for management access of network
> devices, is that you have to wait 1 minute to logon to another
> device. So it's ok for provisioning tasks, but when you have a
> problem and you need to login instantly to 4-5 devices, it's
> rather unpleasant to wait 1 minute between logons.

Don't know if SecurID have something similar, but I've done some ACS integration with a Vasco back-end, using OTP-style tokens that generate a new passcode good for one login only with each press of the button.  Much more useful in a network ops environment.

Regards,
Tim.


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