diff --git a/sshmngr/Config.in b/sshmngr/Config.in
index c623dd825..721e4716f 100644
--- a/sshmngr/Config.in
+++ b/sshmngr/Config.in
@@ -28,4 +28,15 @@ config SSHMNGR_SFTP
 	default y
 	help
 	   Enable this option to support the SFTP protocol.
+
+config SSHMNGR_SECURITY_MFA
+	bool "MFA using PAM and Google authenticator"
+	depends on SSHMNGR_BACKEND_OPENSSH_PAM
+	default n
+	help
+	   Enable this option to use MFA with PAM based Google authenticator.
+
+config SSHMNGR_VENDOR_PREFIX
+	string "Package specific datamodel Vendor Prefix for TR181 extensions"
+	default ""
 endif
diff --git a/sshmngr/Makefile b/sshmngr/Makefile
index a9a6aabe9..2c20d2c10 100644
--- a/sshmngr/Makefile
+++ b/sshmngr/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ define Package/sshmngr
   DEPENDS+=+SSHMNGR_BACKEND_OPENSSH_PAM:openssh-server-pam +SSHMNGR_BACKEND_OPENSSH_PAM:openssh-client-utils
   DEPENDS+=+SSHMNGR_BACKEND_DROPBEAR:dropbear
   DEPENDS+=+SSHMNGR_SFTP:openssh-sftp-server
+  DEPENDS+=+SSHMNGR_SECURITY_MFA:google-authenticator-libpam
 endef
 
 define Package/sshmngr/description
@@ -44,6 +45,13 @@ define Package/$(PKG_NAME)/config
         source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in"
 endef
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SSHMNGR_VENDOR_PREFIX),"")
+VENDOR_PREFIX = $(CONFIG_BBF_VENDOR_PREFIX)
+else
+VENDOR_PREFIX = $(CONFIG_SSHMNGR_VENDOR_PREFIX)
+endif
+
+
 ifeq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
 define Build/Prepare
 	$(CP) -rf ./sshmngr/* $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/
@@ -67,6 +75,16 @@ endif
 	$(BBFDM_REGISTER_SERVICES) ./bbfdm_service.json $(1) $(PKG_NAME)
 	$(BBFDM_INSTALL_MS_DM) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/libsshmngr.so $(1) $(PKG_NAME)
 
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SSHMNGR_BACKEND_OPENSSH_PAM),y)
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/uci-defaults
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/openssh_backend/lib/sshmngr/pam_config.sh $(1)/lib/sshmngr/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/openssh_backend/etc/uci-defaults/91-set-sshd-pam $(1)/etc/uci-defaults/
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_SSHMNGR_SECURITY_MFA),y)
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/openssh_backend/etc/uci-defaults/92-set-ssh-mfa $(1)/etc/uci-defaults/
+	$(BBFDM_INSTALL_MS_PLUGIN) -v ${VENDOR_PREFIX} ./files/openssh_backend/ssh_mfa_override.json $(1) $(PKG_NAME)
+endif
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_PACKAGE_fail2ban),y)
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/fail2ban/jail.d
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/fail2ban/filter.d/
diff --git a/sshmngr/files/common/usr/libexec/rpcd/sshmngr b/sshmngr/files/common/usr/libexec/rpcd/sshmngr
index b84845bf6..f8dd69e85 100755
--- a/sshmngr/files/common/usr/libexec/rpcd/sshmngr
+++ b/sshmngr/files/common/usr/libexec/rpcd/sshmngr
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 . /usr/share/libubox/jshn.sh
 . /lib/sshmngr/backend.sh
 
+MFA_SECRET_FILE="/etc/security/mfa_secret"
+
 add_server_name()
 {
 	local server_sec="${1}"
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ get_pid()
 
 case "$1" in
 	list)
-		echo '{ "dump" : {"server_name":"string"}, "kill_session" : {"session_pid":"string","server_name":"string"}, "list_keys" : {}, "add_pubkey" : {"current_key":"string","new_key":"string"}, "remove_pubkey" : {"key":"string"} }'
+		echo '{ "dump" : {"server_name":"string"}, "kill_session" : {"session_pid":"string","server_name":"string"}, "list_keys" : {}, "add_pubkey" : {"current_key":"string","new_key":"string"}, "remove_pubkey" : {"key":"string"}, "get_mfa_key" : {}, "get_mfa_recovery" : {} }'
 	;;
 	call)
 		case "$2" in
@@ -221,6 +223,31 @@ case "$1" in
 				fi
 				echo '{}'
 			;;
+
+			get_mfa_key)
+				mfa_key=""
+				if [ -f "${MFA_SECRET_FILE}" ]; then
+					mfa_key="$(head -n 1 "$MFA_SECRET_FILE" 2>/dev/null)"
+				fi
+
+				json_init
+				json_add_string "mfa_key" "${mfa_key}"
+				json_dump
+			;;
+
+			get_mfa_recovery)
+				mfa_recovery_codes=""
+
+				if [ -f "${MFA_SECRET_FILE}" ]; then
+					mfa_recovery_codes="$(tail -n 3 "$MFA_SECRET_FILE" 2>/dev/null | tr '\n' ',')"
+					# remove trailing comma
+					mfa_recovery_codes="${mfa_recovery_codes%,}"
+				fi
+
+				json_init
+				json_add_string "recovery_codes" "${mfa_recovery_codes}"
+				json_dump
+			;;
 		esac
 	;;
 esac
diff --git a/sshmngr/files/openssh_backend/etc/uci-defaults/91-set-sshd-pam b/sshmngr/files/openssh_backend/etc/uci-defaults/91-set-sshd-pam
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6daeb5f12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sshmngr/files/openssh_backend/etc/uci-defaults/91-set-sshd-pam
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# create or over-write our desired file
+# /etc/pam.d/sshd
+cat << 'EOF' > /etc/pam.d/sshd
+auth       required     pam_env.so
+auth       include      sshd-auth
+account    required     pam_nologin.so
+account    include      sshd-account
+session    include      common-session
+session    required     pam_limits.so
+password   include      sshd-password
+EOF
+
+# /etc/pam.d/sshd-auth
+cat << 'EOF' > /etc/pam.d/sshd-auth
+auth    [success=1 default=ignore]    pam_unix.so nullok_secure
+auth    requisite                     pam_deny.so
+auth    required                      pam_permit.so
+EOF
+
+# /etc/pam.d/sshd-password
+cat << 'EOF' > /etc/pam.d/sshd-password
+password    [success=1 default=ignore]    pam_unix.so sha512
+password    requisite                     pam_deny.so
+password    required                      pam_permit.so
+EOF
+
+# /etc/pam.d/sshd-account
+cat << 'EOF' > /etc/pam.d/sshd-account
+account    [success=1 new_authtok_reqd=done default=ignore]    pam_unix.so
+account    requisite                                            pam_deny.so
+account    required                                             pam_permit.so
+EOF
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/sshmngr/files/openssh_backend/etc/uci-defaults/92-set-ssh-mfa b/sshmngr/files/openssh_backend/etc/uci-defaults/92-set-ssh-mfa
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e76a8f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sshmngr/files/openssh_backend/etc/uci-defaults/92-set-ssh-mfa
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+if [ -f /etc/config/sshd ]; then
+	# make sure not to change already existing setting
+	if ! uci -q get sshd.@sshd[0].UseMFA 2>&1 > /dev/null; then
+		uci -q set sshd.@sshd[0].UseMFA=1
+	fi
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/sshmngr/files/openssh_backend/lib/sshmngr/pam_config.sh b/sshmngr/files/openssh_backend/lib/sshmngr/pam_config.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..0b0aa66c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sshmngr/files/openssh_backend/lib/sshmngr/pam_config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,228 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# List of required .so files
+REQUIRED_MODULES="
+/usr/lib/security/pam_faildelay.so
+/usr/lib/security/pam_faillock.so
+/usr/lib/security/pam_unix.so
+/usr/lib/security/pam_deny.so
+/usr/lib/security/pam_permit.so
+/usr/lib/security/pam_passwdqc.so
+"
+
+MFA_APP="google-authenticator"
+MFA_LIB="/usr/lib/security/pam_google_authenticator.so"
+MFA_DIR="/etc/security"
+MFA_SECRET_FILE="${MFA_DIR}/mfa_secret"
+MFA_QR_FILE="${MFA_DIR}/mfa_qr"
+
+log() {
+	echo "$*" | logger -t sshd.init -p info
+}
+
+log_err() {
+	echo "$*" | logger -t sshd.init -p err
+}
+
+check_required_modules() {
+	for mod in $REQUIRED_MODULES; do
+		if [ ! -f "$mod" ]; then
+			log_err "ERROR: Cannot setup security policy, missing PAM module: $mod"
+			return 1
+		fi
+	done
+
+	return 0
+}
+
+write_line() {
+	local filepath="$1"
+	local line="$2"
+
+	echo "$line" >> "$filepath"
+}
+
+compare_and_replace() {
+	local src dst
+	src="$1"
+	dst="$2"
+
+	if [ ! -f "$dst" ] || ! cmp -s "$src" "$dst"; then
+		cp "$src" "$dst"
+		log "Updated $dst"
+	fi
+}
+
+setup_mfa() {
+	mkdir -p "$MFA_DIR"
+
+	if [ -f "${MFA_SECRET_FILE}" ] && [ -f "${MFA_QR_FILE}" ]; then
+		log "Not updating MFA files, they already exist"
+		return
+	fi
+
+	touch "$MFA_SECRET_FILE"
+	touch "$MFA_QR_FILE"
+	chmod 600 "$MFA_SECRET_FILE"
+	chmod 600 "$MFA_QR_FILE"
+
+	local cmd="$MFA_APP -f -s $MFA_SECRET_FILE -C -t -d -r 3 -R 30 -w 3 -Q UTF8 -e 3"
+
+	log "Running MFA app: $cmd"
+	# if the google-authenticator senses that the output is not going to a terminal
+	# then it does not print out the QR, so simple redirection does not work
+	# we have to run the command inside a pseudo-terminal using script command
+	# and then redirect that output to a file
+	cmd="script -q -c \"$cmd\" $MFA_QR_FILE > /dev/null"
+	eval "$cmd"
+}
+
+update_auth() {
+	# Write /etc/pam.d/sshd-auth
+	local tmp_file pam_file
+	tmp_file="/tmp/sshd-auth"
+	pam_file="/etc/pam.d/sshd-auth"
+
+	local auth_enabled="${1}"
+	local enabled="${2}"
+	local mfa_enabled="${3}"
+
+	local faildelay="$(uci -q get users.authentication_policy.fail_delay || echo 3)"
+	local faillock_lockout_time="$(uci -q get users.authentication_policy.faillock_lockout_time || echo 300)"
+	local faillock_attempts="$(uci -q get users.authentication_policy.faillock_attempts || echo 6)"
+
+	# Convert seconds to microseconds for pam_faildelay
+	local faildelay_usec=$((faildelay * 1000000))
+
+	rm -f "$tmp_file"
+	touch "$tmp_file"
+
+	if [ "${auth_enabled}" -eq 1 ] && [ "${enabled}" -eq 1 ]; then
+		write_line "$tmp_file" "auth	optional	pam_faildelay.so delay=$faildelay_usec"
+		write_line "$tmp_file" "auth	required	pam_faillock.so preauth deny=$faillock_attempts even_deny_root unlock_time=$faillock_lockout_time"
+	fi
+
+	write_line "$tmp_file" "auth	[success=1 default=bad]	pam_unix.so nullok_secure"
+	write_line "$tmp_file" "auth	[default=die]	pam_faillock.so authfail audit deny=$faillock_attempts even_deny_root unlock_time=$faillock_lockout_time"
+
+	if [ "$mfa_enabled" -eq 1 ]; then
+		write_line "$tmp_file" "auth	[success=1 default=bad]	pam_google_authenticator.so secret=$MFA_SECRET_FILE"
+		write_line "$tmp_file" "auth	[default=die]	pam_faillock.so authfail audit deny=$faillock_attempts even_deny_root unlock_time=$faillock_lockout_time"
+	fi
+
+	write_line "$tmp_file" "auth	sufficient	pam_faillock.so authsucc audit deny=$faillock_attempts even_deny_root unlock_time=$faillock_lockout_time"
+
+	write_line "$tmp_file" "auth	requisite	pam_deny.so"
+
+	compare_and_replace "$tmp_file" "$pam_file"
+}
+
+build_pam_passwdqc_line() {
+	local base="password requisite pam_passwdqc.so"
+	local k v line
+
+	for line in $(uci show users.passwdqc 2>/dev/null); do
+		case "$line" in
+			users.passwdqc=*) continue ;;
+			users.passwdqc.enabled=*) continue ;;
+		esac
+
+		k="${line%%=*}"
+		k="${k#users.passwdqc.}"
+		v="${line#*=}"
+		v="${v%\'}"
+		v="${v#\'}"
+		base="$base $k=$v"
+	done
+
+	base="$base match=0"
+
+	echo "$base"
+}
+
+# NOTE:
+# for some reason setting min 8 makes passwdqc accept minimum 12 letter password with this configuration
+# if we set it to 12 then we need atleast 16 characters and so on
+# passphrase = 0 means no space separated words
+# passphrase = N means the number of words required for a passphrase or 0 to disable the support for user-chosen passphrases.
+# rest can be figured out from passwdqc man page
+update_password() {
+	local tmp_file pam_file enabled line
+	tmp_file="/tmp/sshd-password"
+	pam_file="/etc/pam.d/sshd-password"
+
+	local auth_enabled="${1}"
+
+	rm -f "$tmp_file"
+	touch "$tmp_file"
+
+	# Check if section exists
+	if uci -q get users.passwdqc >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+		# if enabled is not present it is assumed to be 0
+		enabled=$(uci -q get users.passwdqc.enabled || echo "0")
+		if [ "${auth_enabled}" -eq 1 ] && [ "${enabled}" -eq 1 ]; then
+			line="$(build_pam_passwdqc_line)"
+			write_line "$tmp_file" "$line"
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	write_line "$tmp_file" "password	[success=1 default=ignore]	pam_unix.so sha512"
+	write_line "$tmp_file" ""
+	write_line "$tmp_file" "password	requisite			pam_deny.so"
+	write_line "$tmp_file" "password	required			pam_permit.so"
+
+	compare_and_replace "$tmp_file" "$pam_file"
+}
+
+update_account() {
+	# Write /etc/pam.d/sshd-account
+	local tmp_file pam_file
+	tmp_file="/tmp/sshd-account"
+	pam_file="/etc/pam.d/sshd-account"
+
+	local auth_enabled="${1}"
+	local enabled="${2}"
+
+	rm -f "$tmp_file"
+	touch "$tmp_file"
+
+	if [ "${auth_enabled}" -eq 1 ] && [ "${enabled}" -eq 1 ]; then
+		write_line "$tmp_file" "account 	required       		pam_faillock.so"
+	fi
+
+	write_line "$tmp_file" "account		[success=1 new_authtok_reqd=done default=ignore]	pam_unix.so"
+	write_line "$tmp_file" ""
+	write_line "$tmp_file" "account		requisite		pam_deny.so"
+	write_line "$tmp_file" "account		required		pam_permit.so"
+
+	compare_and_replace "$tmp_file" "$pam_file"
+}
+
+handle_security_policy() {
+	local auth_enabled enabled
+	local use_mfa mfa_enabled
+
+	# Read UCI values
+	auth_enabled="$(uci -q get users.users.auth_policy_enable || echo 0)"
+	enabled="$(uci -q get users.authentication_policy.enabled || echo 0)"
+	use_mfa="$(uci -q get sshd.@sshd[0].UseMFA || echo 0)"
+
+	# if any .so files are missing, then we cannot setup security
+	if ! check_required_modules; then
+		return
+	fi
+
+	# Detect and enable MFA only if requested and module exists
+	if which "$MFA_APP" > /dev/null 2>&1 && [ "$use_mfa" = "1" ] && [ -f "$MFA_LIB" ]; then
+		mfa_enabled=1
+		setup_mfa
+	else
+		rm -rf "${MFA_QR_FILE}"
+		rm -rf "${MFA_SECRET_FILE}"
+		mfa_enabled=0
+	fi
+
+	update_auth "${auth_enabled}" "${enabled}" "${mfa_enabled}"
+	update_account "${auth_enabled}" "${enabled}"
+	update_password "${auth_enabled}"
+}
diff --git a/sshmngr/files/openssh_backend/ssh_mfa_override.json b/sshmngr/files/openssh_backend/ssh_mfa_override.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9415fc36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sshmngr/files/openssh_backend/ssh_mfa_override.json
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+{
+    "json_plugin_version": 2,
+    "Device.SSH.Server.{i}.": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "protocols": [
+            "cwmp",
+            "usp"
+        ],
+        "access": false,
+        "array": false,
+	"{BBF_VENDOR_PREFIX}UseMFA": {
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "read": true,
+            "write": true,
+            "protocols": [
+                "cwmp",
+                "usp"
+            ],
+	    "mapping": [
+		{
+			"data": "@Parent",
+			"type": "uci_sec",
+			"key": "UseMFA"
+		}
+	    ]
+	},
+	"{BBF_VENDOR_PREFIX}MFA_Key": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "read": true,
+            "write": false,
+            "protocols": [
+                "cwmp",
+                "usp"
+            ],
+	    "mapping": [
+		{
+			"type": "ubus",
+			"ubus": {
+				"object": "sshmngr",
+				"method": "get_mfa_key",
+				"args": {},
+				"key": "mfa_key"
+			}
+		}
+	    ]
+	},
+	"{BBF_VENDOR_PREFIX}MFA_Recovery_Codes": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "read": true,
+            "write": false,
+            "protocols": [
+                "cwmp",
+                "usp"
+            ],
+	    "mapping": [
+		{
+			"type": "ubus",
+			"ubus": {
+				"object": "sshmngr",
+				"method": "get_mfa_recovery",
+				"args": {},
+				"key": "recovery_codes"
+			}
+		}
+	    ]
+        }
+    }
+}