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google-authenticator-libpam
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google-authenticator-libpam

Google Authenticator PAM module

7Distinct people
7Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
2KGitHub stars
REPOSITORY AT A GLANCE

What to know before exploring

What it is

Google Authenticator PAM module

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Where it is used

No documented product use has been verified yet.

What people are saying

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Also in these discussions

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 8:59:20 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by year7 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2017-01-05 22:23:11 UTC to 2023-11-27 15:24:49 UTC.

01232017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 3 mentions; 0 submissions, 3 comments20172018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments20202021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2023

Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.

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PeriodStart (UTC)End (exclusive, UTC)MentionsSubmissionsComments
20172017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC303
20182018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20192019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20202020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20212021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC000
20222022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101
20232023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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Using your SIM card for MFA when logging in to an SSH server (through paid API requests to a third party) There are ways to use your phone's secure storage capabilities for key storage; this tool isn't leveraging the secure compute capabilities of your phone's SIM in any way. I've dabbled with using Krypt.co [1] for this, though that's sadly been deprecated and will at some point be replaced by a paid-for cloud service from Akamai. I'm sure there are other options available as well. A far superior method for SSH security would be a physical U2F key or even a smart card. It's also possible to set up TOTP as a second factor ([2], works with any TOTP solution, not just Google Authenticator). I don't see a need for this paid-for third party service unless you're already using their services for some kind of verification mechanism. [1]: https:
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