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Secure WordPress Login with Two-Factor Authentication using privacyIDEA

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 9, 2016

WordPress is THE widely spread blogging system that is not only used for private blog sites but sometimes also as CMS for company web sites. WordPress is very good maintained and easy to update. But as it is so widely used, it is also an interesting goal for crackers (avoiding to say hackers). This is why today I will tell you how to secure the WordPress accounts with a second factor for OTP authentication.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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