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Bug#564820: ITP: libpam-barada -- PAM module to provide two-factor authentication based on HOTP



Hey Andrew,

I had filed #520199 to package this ages ago but never got around to
it. Please merge that bug and take this ITP with my blessing :)

* Andrew Pollock (apollock@debian.org) wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Andrew Pollock <apollock@debian.org>
> 
> * Package name    : libpam-barada
>   Version         : 0.4
>   Upstream Author : Moxie Marlinspike <moxie@thoughtcrime.org>
> * URL             : http://barada.sourceforge.net/
> * License         : GPL
>   Programming Lang: C++
>   Description     : PAM module to provide two-factor authentication based on HOTP
> 
>  Use HOTP (RFC4226) two-factor authentication with PAM.
>  .
>  In addition to a normal password, users are also assigned a 128 bit key and
>  arbitrary-length PIN number. Every time you'd like to login using a OTP, you
>  calculate a secure hash based on your assigned PIN and an increasing counter,
>  the result of which is a six character one time password.
>  .
>  While this module could be used in conjunction with many different
>  client devices, it was written specifically with Android devices in
>  mind.  There is companion software which runs on Android, so that your
>  phone essentially becomes a SecureID token.  All you need to do is
>  open up the software, type in your PIN, and you get back a 6-character
>  number that you can use to login to your system.
> 
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: 5.0.3
>   APT prefers stable
>   APT policy: (500, 'stable')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> 
> 
> 

-- 
Eric Dorland <eric@kuroneko.ca>
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