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Use oathtool Linux command line for 2 step verification (2FA/TOTP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2019 01:34 PM PDT


I do not wish to use Google Authenticator or Authy TOTP app that generates 2 step verification (2FA) codes on my iOS/Android phone. Is there any way I can produce 2FA codes from Linux command line for popular sites such as Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Amazon and more?

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FreeBSD Applying Security Updates Using pkg/freebsd-update

Posted: 12 Sep 2019 01:15 PM PDT

I am a new FreeBSD developer and user. I have root access to my VM running in AWS cloud. How do I update packages and apply security upgrades on FreeBSD? What is the procedure for applying security updates on FreeBSD?

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