Two-factor authentication

A system for providing two-factor authentication to a secured system in an infrastructure operating environment, the system comprising:

• one or more electronic assets;
• and
• a unified threat management device for controlling access to the one or more electronic assets, wherein the unified threat management device is configured to:
• receive, from a user, a request to access an electronic asset of the one or more electronic assets, wherein the request comprises a first authentication information and a second authentication information;
• authenticate, using a two-factor authentication protocol, the user based on the first and second authentication information;
• in response to a positive authentication result, configure a firewall gateway to allow access by the user to the electronic asset of the one or more electronic assets;
• and
• in response to a negative authentication result, configure the firewall gateway to prevent access by the user to the electronic asset of the one or more electronic assets.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising program code for providing two-factor authentication for a secured system in an infrastructure operating environment, the program code for:

• i. receiving, from a user, a request to access the secured system, wherein the request comprises a first authentication information and a second authentication information;
• ii. authenticating, using a two-factor authentication protocol, the user based on the first and second authentication information;
• iii. in response to a positive authentication result, configuring a firewall gateway to allow access by the user to the secured system;
• and
• iv. in response to a negative authentication result, configuring the firewall gateway to prevent access by the user to the secured system.