# Authentication

### [PowerSchool Breach Affects School Districts Nationwide](/content/powerschool-breach-affects-school-districts-nationwide/index.html)
Thousands of school districts in the US use the software system, Power School, as a tool to manage student and teacher information. Over 60 million students have data stored with this software. This past December the...

### [Green Rocket Security Now Offers YubiKey OTP Validation Only Support (Alternative to YK-VAL and YK-KSM)](/content/green-rocket-security-now-offers-yubikey-otp-validation-only-support-alternative-to-yk-val-and-yk-ksm/index.html)
In April 2021, Yubico announced “YK-VAL, YK-KSM and YubiHSM 1 End-of-Life”, referencing that the libraries used outdated/vulnerable technologies. As an alternative – in the same article, Yubico continues – “Yubico recommends customers who use these...

### [SolarWinds Hack Highlights The Importance of Multi-Factor Authentication](/content/solarwinds-hack-highlights-the-importance-of-multi-factor-authentication/index.html)
A large-scale cyber-attack was confirmed earlier this week that includes breaches into United States federal government agencies. On Monday, SolarWinds confirmed that Orion – its flagship network management software – had served as the unwitting...

### [A GreenRADIUS Two-Factor Authentication Plugin for WordPress](/content/a-greenradius-two-factor-authentication-plugin-for-wordpress/index.html)
Weak passwords and cross-site password reuse are two of the most common ways to break into a WordPress installation. Fortunately, WordPress plugins are able to augment the system’s default authentication. Our GreenRADIUS WordPress Authentication Plugin...

### [“Tycoon” Ransomware, Protection with GreenRADIUS MFA for RDP](/content/tycoon-ransomware-protection-with-greenradius-mfa-for-rdp/index.html)
A new ransomware has been uncovered by Blackberry that has been “in-the-wild” since at least December 2019. Named “Tycoon”, it targets Windows and Linux systems on compromised networks. And it seems to specifically target the...

### [Green Rocket Security introduces our GRS ADFS Plugin enabling MFA in ADFS environments](/content/green-rocket-security-introduces-our-grs-adfs-plugin-enabling-mfa-in-adfs-environments/index.html)
Microsoft ADFS (Active Directory Federation Service) offers a Single Sign On (SSO) solution to users for applications, services and resources inside the organization (such as Web apps and disparate apps and resources) as well as...

### [2FA for GNOME Desktop for Linux](/content/2fa-for-gnome-desktop-for-linux/index.html)
Did you know that the GNOME Desktop Manager supports two-factor authentication for protection? The GNOME Desktop Manager (GDM) performs its user authentication through PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module). PAM is a highly configurable system used to...

### [YubiRADIUS No Longer Works With YubiCloud v1 Protocol](/content/yubiradius-no-longer-works-with-yubicloud-v1-protocol/index.html)
As Yubico announced a few months ago, Yubico is no longer supporting the YubiCloud v1 protocol. This took full effect on February 4 of this year. As such, any YubiRADIUS systems utilizing the YubiCloud will...

### [Windows 2FA has never been so simple… until now](/content/windows-2fa-never-simple-until-now/index.html)
Finding an efficient and easy-to-deploy 2FA solution may be challenging today. Mostly, the challenge comes when looking for an authentication system with individual user access control, reporting features, or offline and stand-alone capabilities under the...

### [2FA for Palo Alto Networks Firewalls in FIPS Mode Supported by GreenRADIUS](/content/2fa-for-palo-alto-networks-firewalls-in-fips-mode-supported-by-greenradius/index.html)
Palo Alto Networks (PAN) firewalls are FIPS-140-2 certified. FIPS certification is generally required for use of firewalls in the government space. Equally important as FIPS 140-2 mode is the ability to use 2FA (two-factor authentication)...