How To Install libpam-barada on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-barada
on Kali Linux.
What is libpam-barada
libpam-barada is:
Use HOTP (RFC4226) two-factor authentication with PAM.
In addition to a normal password, users are also assigned a 128 bit key and arbitrary-length PIN number. Every time you’d like to login using a OTP, you calculate a secure hash based on your assigned PIN and an increasing counter, the result of which is a six character one time password.
While this module could be used in conjunction with many different client devices, it was written specifically with Android devices in mind. There is companion software which runs on Android, so that your phone essentially becomes a SecureID token. All you need to do is open up the software, type in your PIN, and you get back a 6-character number that you can use to login to your system.
There are three methods to install libpam-barada
on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpam-barada Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-barada
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpam-barada
Install libpam-barada Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-barada
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpam-barada
Install libpam-barada Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libpam-barada
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpam-barada
How To Uninstall libpam-barada on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the libpam-barada
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpam-barada
Uninstall libpam-barada And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpam-barada
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpam-barada
Remove libpam-barada Configurations and Data
To remove libpam-barada
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpam-barada
Remove libpam-barada configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpam-barada
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpam-barada
Dependencies
libpam-barada have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpam-barada
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.