Field Notes

Real work. Documented.

Step-by-step guides from actual homelab builds, production incidents, and hands-on implementations. Not what's hot online. Not theory crafting. The work that happens in the lab, at work, or for a friend.

Building a Zero-Trust Homelab with YubiKey PIV

cybersecurity Advanced

4-6 hours

Building a Zero-Trust Homelab with YubiKey PIV

Hardware-backed authentication for your homelab using YubiKey PIV smart cards, a private CA, SSH hardening, digital signing, and a Bastion server. No cloud dependencies. No subscriptions. Full control.

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