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PROGRAM:

NAME

ykpamcfg - Manage user settings for the Yubico PAM module

SYNOPSIS

ykmapcfg [-1 | -2] [-A] [-p] [-i] [-v] [-V] [-h]

OPTIONS

-1
use slot 1. This is the default.

-2
use slot 2.

-A action
choose action to perform. See ACTIONS below.

-p path
specify output file for, default is ~/.yubico/challenge

-i iterations
number of iterations to use for pbkdf2 of expected response

-v
enable verbose mode.

-V
display version and exit

-h
display help and exit

ACTIONS

add_hmac_chalresp
The PAM module can utilize the HMAC-SHA1 Challenge-Response mode found in YubiKeys
starting with version 2.2 for offline authentication. This action creates the initial
state information with the C/R to be issued at the next logon.

The utility currently outputs the state information to a file in the current user’s home
directory (~/.yubico/challenge-123456 for a YubiKey with serial number API readout
enabled, and ~/.yubico/challenge for one without).

The PAM module supports a system wide directory for these state files (in case the user’s
home directories are encrypted), but in a system wide directory, the challenge part should
be replaced with the username. Example : /var/yubico/challenges/alice-123456.

To use the system-wide mode, you currently have to move the generated state files manually
and configure the PAM module accordingly.

EXAMPLES

First, program a YubiKey for challenge response on Slot 2 :

$ ykpersonalize -2 -ochal-resp -ochal-hmac -ohmac-lt64 -oserial-api-visible
...
Commit? (y/n) [n]: y

Now, set the current user to require this YubiKey for logon :

$ ykpamcfg -2 -v
...
Stored initial challenge and expected response in '/home/alice/.yubico/challenge-123456'.

Then, configure authentication with PAM for example like this (make a backup first) :

/etc/pam.d/common-auth (from Ubuntu 10.10) :

auth required pam_unix.so nullok_secure try_first_pass
auth [success=1 new_authtok_reqd=ok ignore=ignore default=die] pam_yubico.so mode=challenge-response
auth requisite pam_deny.so
auth required pam_permit.so
auth optional pam_ecryptfs.so unwrap

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