Securing HPC
W. Cyrus Proctor, Patrick Storm, Matthew R. Hanlon, Nathaniel Mendoza · 2017
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is rapidly becoming the de facto standard for access to all computing, whether via web, phone, or direct command-line access. HPC centers and other institutions supporting hundreds or thousands of users face challenging cost, licensing, user support, and infrastructure deployment decisions when considering a transition to MFA at scale.