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SSH multi factor authentication
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area: remote host
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Description
Originally posted by @njalali63 in https://github.com/posit-dev/positron/discussions/9609:
I am connecting to a server using SSH but upon getting to the MFA stage and confirming it on my authentication app, it won't go through. I appreciate any help on this.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the SSH connection flow described in issue #9641 and the original discussion at #9609, reproducing the failure at the MFA confirmation stage. Done means identifying why the confirmed MFA attempt does not complete or documenting the missing environment details needed to diagnose it.
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Assessment
- Domain
- authentication, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100