What is Taferno?
Taferno is a frugal Two-factor Authentication system for network operations like VPN, SSH, Web Single Sign-On, etc. The system uses standard USB flash drives, a suite of web and backend programs that work in conjunction with a stateful firewall, dynamically modifying the firewall rules, setting required secure cookies, generation of the OTP (One Time Password), etc. to allow the requested access for each successfully authenticated user.
Users perform the Two-factor authentication on a web site on the Taferno System. The authentication process is initiated by invoking one of the HTML files on the USB flash drive which contain an embedded Cryptographic Message, unique to the user.
The system comes with built-in support for OpenVPN and OpenSSH. Web applications can use the secure cookie created by the Taferno System and a web service to achieve Web SSO.
See the Documentation for more information.
To see some screenshots, click here.
How can I get the Taferno System for my company/organization?
You can use any one of the following methods to get the Taferno System:- The Taferno System is Free Software. It is distributed
under the GNU Affero
GPL License. You can
download
a copy of the Taferno software from SourceForge, install and run
it yourself.
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Taferno Appliance -- A Rackmount system completely loaded with
the operating system, database, the Taferno application and all other
required components. The appliance will be pre-configured and all you
will have to do is to give it power and network connectivity. You can
then begin to use it immediately. The appliance is sold by
Essact, the sponsor of
the Taferno System.
Please click here for pricing or more information.
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Consultants from Essact can load the Taferno System
on your computer hardware, configure it and train your staff on its
usage, maintenance and support.
Please click here for pricing or more information.