RSA SecurID token authentication?

[Nick Owen]

On May 29, 11:22 am, Chris Shenton <chris-list-pyt... at shenton.org>
wrote:
> Anyone doing python application authentication using RSASecurID
> tokens?  We have a Pylons app that needs this.
>
> I've written code against RSA's API and found the docs terrible and
> the libraries painful to use.   RSA has a RADIUS server fronting their
> server so I expect I could use that instead, might be easier.  This is
> on Solaris10 x86 which supports PAM but I've never accessed PAM from
> Python, any pointers?
>
> I've done RADIUS before (Cistron, Ascend, FreeRADIUS) but not with
> Python. Any suggestions? I see a pyrad library, last updated in March

I'm guessing it's too late to choose a two-factor solution with an
open API and open source python examples?  :) Oh well.

I recommend going with pyrad and using the Radius interface.  This
will allow you to use a third party radius server if you want and
since all the two-factor vendors support radius, you won't have to re-
write the apps if you switch strong authentication vendors.

HTH,

nick

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