TiVo Web Security and Two-Factor Authentication?

mr. mulder asks: "I just attached my TiVo to my home network, giving me the ability to change my recording settings from any browser on my internal network. I would like to take this a step further and enable TiVo config changes from work, but I'm worried about security. SSL would encrypt my traffic, but wouldn't prohibit access. Ideally, I would like an easy, client-less, two-factor authentication solution. Has anyone tried this? Moreover, are there any inexpensive, secure or two-factor authentication products to protect personal/home web URLs? I've considered publishing the page on the web without security, but that leaves me wide-open. I've also considered a VPN solution with my LinkSys Firewall/Router, but it involves a client installation. As an alternative, I've turned to two-factor authentication schemes, including products such as Rainbow's iKey, Authenex's A-Key and RSA's SecureID, but they are too expensive."

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Here's how:

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ssh -L8888:tivo.ip.address.here:80 username@home.machine.address

open http://localhost:8888/ in your browser.

Is this really that difficult?