Google Authenticator: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Authenticator . It has nothing to do with searching. Linux PAM: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_PAM . This is a common method of modifying or adjusting how users authenticate on Linux. Google Authenticator + PAM http://code.google.com/p/google-authenticator/ . This provides Google Authenticator support via PAM. Google Authenticator + LUKS would be using two-factor authentication to unlock LUKS. LUKS can use PAM as part of it's authentication. PAM can tie into Google Authenticator to provide 2 factor Auth. Google Authenticator + PAM requires access to an unencrypted home directory to work, since it stores an 'rc file' ( rc files are commonly configuration files) Google Authenticator + PAM + LUKS doesn't work 'out of the box' due to the conflicting requirements. On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 2:46 AM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote: > David if I set my home search to bing or ixquick does linux mint petra > still have a PAM module. I do not use Google applications or the search > engine. Please explain more about 'Why Google Authenticator' does not work > with a luks drive. > > > Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 23:07:25 -0500 > > From: david.wagle at gmail.com > > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Linux Mint Petra > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > I'm actually not a fan as it creates problems with using google > > authenticator as the rc file is in the home directory while it's > > encrypted and thus can't be checked by the PAM module . . . > > > > On 03/13/2014 08:37 PM, paul g wrote: > > > As a beginning computer user I feel impressed with the 'built in' > > > installation of 'luks' for encrytion. I chose to encrypt my home > > > directory during installation also. If anyone has their security > > > thoughts about 'Luks' or basic encryption feedback. Please feel > > > free to post. > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List > > > - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > > > iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJTIoB9AAoJELWzpBXk2k3w0x0H/Au0OZ0qPPMDhB9oOxePhsr0 > > KM8TPbyOF6YRrHRd7gXSev+W666Pte7nxDueFOJIqSeV8AFBe1E1Hlo1PcLSJcYP > > 4wmdJEwOTiJeRBorv8ot7d4aDaGRPHVVW47327mG9BicSjxqy3N72eNpKXZf2S7a > > Lcv+V2Wkxl4RWHywM9WHeHjW6mykxjHm1JbiGk4fW47xKaWXoNwnrcvAhc+e+jSC > > ag8JGqbzA85pePISSW4C7vLW5iPUJ701a+69zAyZrJq1B1drgC+Pw0bq+J/s/Fc4 > > th3lT1pv+5ySEbu1X38xypmHvp4w8AP0TRDO93IHbd+GayYRlWkQc54jKVUa8A8= > > =RCPG > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > -- Jeff Chapin President, CedarLug, retired President, UNIPC, "I'll get around to it" President, UNI Scuba Club Senator, NISG, retired -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20140314/da3b1ecb/attachment.html>