This tutorial shows how to install and setup howdy to get Windows Hello™ style authentication in Ubuntu 24.04 and Ubuntu 24.10. Howdy is a free open-source Python program, that can use your built-in IR emitters and camera in combination with facial recognition to prove who you are. With it, you will no longer need to […]
When launching some apps (e.g., GParted, Synaptic, or Grub Customizer), install/uninstall packages with App Center or Software Updater, it always pops-up a dialog asking for admin password to authenticate. This is great for security! But for lazy men who don’t want to type user password again and again after logged in (or unlocked screen), it […]
This tutorial shows how to enable One Time PassWord in Ubuntu 24.04 for either local or remote SSH login. One Time PassWord, OTPW in short, is a PAM module which is useful for allowing a user to login public or shared computer/server using a single-use password, that works only for one time. By generating a […]
KeePassXC, the popular free open-source KeePass and KeePassX based password manager, released version 2.7.9 few days ago. The new KeePassXC 2.7.9 installed as Snap finally uses new desktop portal for native messaging integration. Meaning without using an external script, it now has out-of-the-box browser integration support. However, KeePassXC seems no longer provides official support for […]
This guide will demonstrate how to change a user password in Linux, a key aspect of maintaining system security and user management. Linux, known for its robustness and flexibility, offers various ways to manage user credentials, making it essential to…
The KeePass password manager released version 2.54 few days ago. Here are the new features and PPA repository for all current Ubuntu releases. KeePass 2.54 now uses the enforced configuration file for the triggers, global URL overrides, password generator profiles and a few more settings. See more about enforced configuration. As well, there’s now new […]
The KeePassXC password manager application released version 2.7.5 today! Here are the new features and how to install guide for Ubuntu / Linux Mint users. KeePassXC 2.7.5 add a new “Allow Screen Capture” option under “View” menu, though it seems to be for Microsoft Windows only. By enabling this option, allows to temporarily take screenshot […]
KeePass password manager released new 2.53 version a few days ago. Here are the new features as well as PPA packages for Ubuntu users. The new release enhanced the History tab in Edit Entry. When editing an entry, the History tab contains the ‘Dialog (unsaved)’ to represent all data entered in the current dialog, and […]
Check out this tutorial on how to find VirtualBox default user ID and password and how to enable and disable the unattended installation.
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2023 is almost upon us, but despite yearly entreates to users to improve their passwords, weak and often (re)used passwords are obviously still a problem.
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In Linux computing, system security is the highest priority. Standard users or system administrators always take certain precautions to ensure the safety of the system and its users. We have already discussed many topics related to system security (get the link at the bottom of this article). However, today we will focus on ensuring the […]
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A PSK, or pre-shared key, is a password made up of a random string of characters. Learn how to generate a strong pre-shared key on Linux here.
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Managing passwords via the terminal is relatively simple. This article will go over the passwd command in Linux and learn how to change, remove, or disable user passwords.
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Probably you execute quite a lot of sudo commands, because you don’t want to sudo su and execute commands as root all the time. Here’s how to make sudo remember your password for longer so that you don’t have to keep typing it over and over.
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The weakness of password management systems is a need to save passwords in a warehouse, which may be hacked. It would be hard to hack them if they were not kept in a warehouse. In this case, the weakness of modern password management systems will be removed. Therefore, we have the following problem: How to use and manage passwords […]
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It happens. Yes, sometimes you can lose track of your passwords, including the root password which is critical in performing root privileged tasks. This can happen for a myriad of reasons including staying for a protracted period without logging in as a root user or having a complex root password – in which case you […]
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SSH (Secure SHELL) is one of the most used network protocols to connect and login to remote Linux servers, due to its increased security provided by its cryptographic secure channel established for data flow over insecure networks and its Public Key Authentication. This article will show you how you can generate and use SSH Keys […]
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The passwords for user accounts often need to be changed. This is mostly done by the users themselves, but often, they have to be overridden by the administrator to control any illegitimate activity by any of the users. Because of these reasons, Linux provides a wide range of options for user account password management. We […]
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Passbolt is a free, open-source and self-hosted password manager that allows you to store your website and other passwords securely. In this tutorial, I will show you how to install the Passbolt password manager on Debian 11.
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This brief guide explains how to find if a user is using password-based or key-based SSH authentication in Linux operating systems.
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