[Info-vax] VMS and MFA?

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 8/19/2020 11:44 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
> Thanks all. Yes, there are several "layers" before anyone reach the VMS
> "Username:" prompt. I first login to the Citrix Remote Desktop, and that
> is throught a MFA (6-digit code in SMS/text message). From there is it
> a Putty session against the VMS system "as usual".
> 
> We had a discussion, and many of our "users" are generic and named
> after the workplace. There can be 10 different operators working there
> and using a group login VMS account setup for each "process terminal".
> 
> So, the decision was that MFA is not suitable for us.

If you have started a process of looking at security then
one account used by multiple persons could raise some
serious red flags.

Arne