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February 22, 2016
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Two Step WordPress Security
From WordCamp Norway 2016.
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February 22, 2016
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Two Step WordPress Security Kaspars Dambis WordCamp Norway /
February 20, 2016
Authentication Authorization Who are you? Authentication What can you do?
Demo: WordPress and Public Key Infrastructure
Authentication Source: http://www.andrews-sykes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Reception_Metropol.jpg
Authorization Source: http://www.juliebolder.com/weeds_2010_season_6.htm
One Step Authentication
One Step Authentication
Two Step Something You Know Authentication Something You Have +
Two Step Authentication Something You Have +
Two Step Authentication + PIN
But There is a Problem
Bad User Experience
Bad User Experience
123456 password 12345678 qwerty 12345 123456789 letmein Source: http://gizmodo.com/the-25-most-popular-passwords-of-2015-were-all-such-id-1753591514 Passwords
A UX Problem
A UX Problem
A UX Problem
https://xkcd.com/936/
Tr0ub4dor&3 https://xkcd.com/936/ 3 days at 1000 guesses per second
https://xkcd.com/936/ 550 years at 1000 guesses per second correct horse
battery staple
https://xkcd.com/936/ correct horse battery staple but 25 keystrokes
• One “Master” Password • Password Generation • Password Auto-fill
• Available on Desktop and Mobile Use a Password Manager
• One “Master” Password • Password Generation • Password Auto-fill
• Available on Desktop and Mobile Use a Password Manager Social Engineering
What about Two Step?
Two Step: One-Time Passwords +
You still have to type in 6 digits every time
Two Step: One-Time Passwords
Two Step: One-Time Passwords Demo?
Two Step: PKI Smartcards Have to use a SmartCard reader
and install drivers on every computer Uses a secure element for all cryptographic functions
Source: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Lenovo-ThinkPad-T440p-20AN-006VGE-Notebook.108423.0.html
… is there a solution?
Universal 2nd Factor
FIDO Alliance Fast IDentity Online • Formed in 2012 to
create a new industry standard • Initially worked on a Password-less protocol • U2F started by Google, Yubico and NXP in 2011 and joined FIDO in 2013
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Universal 2nd Factor
The Promise of U2F It Just Works! * * in
Google Chrome for now
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Stina Ehrensvard CEO & Founder
July 2015 A feature plugin was approved for core. https://wordpress.org/plugins/two-factor/
December 2015 “We can’t have users lock themselves out” January 2016 Decided to work only on Application Passwords to meet the 4.5 cycle (April 2016). Join #core-passwords on WordPress Slack! Two Step in WordPress Core
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https://twofactorauth.org
Get Your U2F Key Yubico.com Coupon Code: wordcamp2016-100yk4
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