MFA can be used to establish connections to target devices using any method. This section will provide information on how to configure MFA for SSH connections.

Only users in MFA-enabled User Groups can use MFA for SSH connections: 

Admin and users have the QR code, installed the 

, and MFA is enabled for the user group that will be using MFA for SSH connections. (See sections 

Run the following commands to set the required parameters in the config file:



Check the configuration file to see if the parameter below is already configured in it. If not, add the lines below. If there is a hash (#) sign in front of the parameters, delete the hash (#) sign to activate the parameter. If the parameter value is 

. To type or add anything in the vi editor, first press the Insert button on the keyboard, then type in the necessary line. Press Esc to exit typing mode. To save the file press Esc, then colon (:), type in 

 and press Enter. If you do not want to save the changes to the file, press Esc, then colon (:), then type in 

nsso.connection.otp.enabled=true
nsso.otp.cache.enabled=true
nsso.otp.cache.seconds=300


The first parameter enables MFA for SSH connections through Kron PAM Web GUI. The second parameter sets up OTP caching, and the third one sets the cache value to 300 seconds. This means that if a user logs in with OTP they will not be asked for any new OTP for the next 300 seconds, even if they disconnect and connect again.

After the parameters are set, restart SSH by running the command:


After these settings, a user belonging to an MFA-enabled user group will be asked for a token when logging in to an SSH server.

Learn how to configure multi-factor authentication (MFA) for SSH connections using Kron PAM with this step-by-step guide. Enable MFA for SSH login by configuring parameters in the config file, restarting nssoapp, and establishing an SSH connection to Kron

Using MFA to Log in to the Kron PAM Desktop Client

Using MFA for SSH Connections

Using MFA for RDP Connections

3.8.1 Kron PAM Web GUI

License Manager

Email Server Configuration

Language Settings

Menu Lists Management

System Configuration Parameters

Enabling Push Notifications for Kron PAM Mobile Client Application

Enabling HTTPS on the Kron PAM Web GUI

Backup Management

Log Management

SAML Authentication

Hardware Security Module (HSM) Integration

Windows Authentication on the Kron PAM GUI

PKI Authentication

SMS Configuration

Logo and Background Customization

Multitenancy

Kron PAM Administration

Manual User Creation

Kron PAM Users Search

User Actions Menu

Editing Kron PAM Users

Editing User Properties

Temporary User

Local User Bulk Import

New User Request

Force New User to Change Password 

User Password Strength Settings 

User Password Hash Algorithm Settings

Notifying Inactive Users Before Lock

LDAP/Active Directory Integration

Microsoft Entra ID Integration

User Group Creation

Assigned Credentials

SSH Keys Manager

User Management

Element Type

Device Groups

Device Inventory

Device Management

Policy Key Creation

Policy Groups Creation

Device Realm Creation

Policy Tracking

Policy Management

Managerial Approval for Connections 

Managerial Approval Connection Reservation

Managerial Policy Reservation

Managerial Approval for Commands

Managerial Approval in Shared Account Password Manager (Vault)

Approval Workflow

Approval Workflow SMS Settings

Approval Management

SSH Proxy

RDP Proxy

HTTP Proxy

Advanced Authorization Methods

User and Entity Behavior Analytics

OT/ICS Session Manager

Session Manager

Password Vault

Application Token

Audit

Vault Agent

Secrets

Sending the MFA QR Code to Users

Creating a Connection Between Kron PAM and the Kron PAM Mobile Client Application

Enabling Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Using MFA to Log in to the Kron PAM Web GUI

Using MFA for SSH Proxy

Using MFA for HTTP Proxy

Using MFA for SFTP Proxy

Using MFA for TACACS+ Manager

Using MFA for Radius

Using MFA for Kron PAM Mobile Client Application

Using MFA for Remote Privileged Access Management

Offline Mode Settings

Using SMS for MFA

Using E-mail for MFA

User Token Management

Using Hardware Tokens for MFA

Using Authentication Key (FIDO Key) for MFA

Using Keystroke for User Behavior Analytics

MFA Configurations for VPN Services

External MFA Providers

Multi-Factor Authentication

Basic Configurations for Unified Access Management

MSCHAPv2 RADIUS Configuration

TACACS+ Management Configuration Page 

Unified Access Manager

SQL Proxy

Sensitive Data Discovery

SFTP Proxy

Data Access Manager

Importing Devices from Amazon Web Services

Importing Devices from Microsoft Azure

Importing Devices from the Google Cloud Platform

Cloud PAM

CSP Account Definition

Enabling CIEM Service

Azure

Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM)

Creating Script Group

Creating Script

Adding a Script Realm

Running a Script

Privileged Task Automation Logs

Privileged Task Automation

Kron PAM Logs

Active Sessions and Dual Control

System Log Viewer

SIEM Configuration

Reports

Threat Analytics and Response Dashboard

Tamper-Evident Logging

Kron PAM Reporting and Logging Functions

Monitoring

Alarms

Alarm Configuration

Monitoring & Alarms

Watchdog Configuration 

Watchdog Mechanism

High Availability

Failover Scenario

Visualizing Reports and User Rights

Creating Charts for Reporting

Creating Dashboards

Scheduling Reports

Dynamic Reports

Reporting

Logical Architecture

Tenant Management Requirements 

Tenant Management Interface

Administration by Tenant Admins

System Config Manager Parameters for Multitenancy

DevOps Integration

Kron PAM Remote Access Portal

RPAM Connector

User Types for Remote Privileged Access Management

License Management

LDAP Integration

Remote Access Configuration in Kron PAM

Kron PAM Remote Privileged Access Management (RPAM)

APPENDIX 1: System Config Manager Parameters

APPENDIX 2: Job Descriptions for Job Scheduler

Reference Guide