# Teleport - SSH authentication with 2FA

DevFeed: [Teleport - SSH authentication with 2FA](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/teleport-ssh-authentication-with-2fa-29923.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/teleport-now-supports-u2f/>)

Author: sasha@goteleport.com (Sasha Klizhentas)

Published: 2016-12-19T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [MFA](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mfa.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [USB](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/usb.md>), [Bluetooth](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bluetooth.md>)

Tags: [3](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/3.md>), [announce](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announce.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [bluetooth](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bluetooth.md>), [mitm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mitm.md>), [phishing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/phishing.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssh.md>), [usb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/usb.md>)

## AI overview

Teleport 1.3 adds native support for Universal Second Factor (U2F) authentication. The article explains U2F as a hardware-based second factor using devices such as USB keys and describes its security and usability benefits compared with phone-based authentication.

## Source excerpt

We are excited to announce that Teleport now supports Universal 2nd Factor out of the box.