In this tutorial, we will go through installing 2FAuth on Alpine Linux Latest. 2FAuth is a two-factor authentication command-line tool that generates one-time passwords (OTP) to secure your accounts.
To install 2FAuth, we will need some dependencies. Run the below command to install the required dependencies:
apk add git python3 py3-pip
To clone the 2FAuth Github Repository, navigate to the desired directory, and run the following command:
git clone https://github.com/Bubka/2FAuth.git
Once you have cloned the 2FAuth Github Repository, navigate to the cloned repository and install it by running the following command:
pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt && chmod +x 2FAuth.py && sudo mv 2FAuth.py /usr/bin/2FAuth
This command installs the dependencies needed by 2FAuth and moves the 2FAuth executable to /usr/bin/2FAuth.
To verify that 2FAuth has been installed correctly, run the following command:
2FAuth -h
If the installation is successful, you will see the help documentation for the 2FAuth tool.
To use 2FAuth, you need to configure it. To do that, create a new directory in your home directory called .2fauth and navigate to it. Run the following command:
mkdir ~/.2fauth && cd ~/.2fauth
After that, create a new configuration file using your desired text editor. Run the following command:
nano config
In the configuration file, add your OTP secrets along with the account name as shown below:
{
"account name": "your OTP secret",
"account name2": "your second OTP secret"
}
Finally, save and exit the configuration file.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed 2FAuth on Alpine Linux Latest and configured it to secure your accounts using one-time passwords.
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