2FA with VS Code Remote-SSH?

Question

I am using the Remote-SSH extension in Visual Studio Code to connect to a remote machine. This remote machine is protected by Duo's two-factor authentication. When I SSH in a terminal (outside of VS Code), I'm able to log-in perfectly - the terminal prompts me through the 2FA process. However, inside VS Code when I'm using the extension, I am not able to log-in. After typing in my SSH hostname and ID, the VS Code interface prompts me for my password over and over again, and does not proceed beyond that point.

Has anyone encountered this issue before? I'd love to know if there is an existing solution. Unfortunately, 2FA is managed by my company and I can't turn it off.

Answer 1

Got to settings in VS Code and enable this setting, remote.SSH.showLoginTerminal. This pulls up the terminal so that sign in via 2FA that way.