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Why enable SSH Two-Factor Authentication on your server? SSH Two-Factor Authentication add’s an additional layer of security to your server / network. If your anything like myself you probably have your network locked down from the outside world, with just an SSH server accessible from the internet. Once I’m authenticated and logged in to SSH i can then open a secure tunnel to browse the web at a remote location, or even forward a port and connect to another service, or PC via remote desktop. I have always used a long but complex password I had memorised. It has always been at the back of my mind that I should try and increase the security on the server. given its the only way in to my network from the outside world. When I log in to Dropbox, My Windows Live, Google, Facebook and Steam account I have Two-Factor Authentication enabled, basically meaning I get a text message with a code I have to enter to log in. Even if someone was to finds out my password, that alone is useless without an authentication code which is constantly changing. For my Windows Live and Google accounts i use Google Authenticator to generate a login code.…