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Computer Security: 5 ways to remotely connect to CERN

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descriptionThe 2FA rollout dates for SSO, LXPLUS SSH and Windows Terminal Services.
urlhttps://home.cern/computer-security-5-ways-remotely-connect-cern/
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Computer Security: 5 ways to remotely connect to CERN

The Computer Security team’s article on remote access hardening.

What it anchors

  • 2FA deployed to the CERN SSO in 2023–2024, and activated on Windows Terminal Services (RDP) and LXPLUS (SSH) in September 2025, the latter via a PAM module.
  • The rollout fulfils a recommendation of the 2023 cybersecurity audit; supported factors include smartphone apps, YubiKeys and fingerprint readers.

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