Multi Factor Authentication

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Multi Factor Authentication What It Is All
About

• When we talk of internet transactions, we have
  always been protecting them with passwords. But
  do you think passwords are a sure way of
  providing protection? Well, the answer is no!
  With the technological advancement and increase
  in number of hackers, the security of passwords
  has become risky. When everything else is
  advancing why wouldnt the hacker also learn new
  technologies and be able to crack the strongest
  of passwords? Regardless of the strength of the
  password, it is still at risk.
• Spoofing occurs when only a password is used for
  the purpose of authentication. Spoofing is the
  act of acquiring a users password and then using
  it for logging in into the users account and
  tampering with it. So companies no longer trust
  only passwords for the security of their
  confidential data. They need something more than
  just a password. With this threat of security
  there came into existence the concept of multi
  factor authentication.
• Multi factor authentication has been around for
  some time now. It has gained popularity only in
  recent years. It is basically a method used to
  secure your data over the internet with more than
  just a password. It uses a combination of
  multiple factors to safeguard the data provided
  over websites. Multi factor authentication is
  used at most of places including laboratories,
  hospitals, offices, corporations, online banking,
  and online shopping systems. Today, even laptops
  and smart phones come with the option of two way
  authentication.

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Passwords or other security factors are used
along with biometric authentication factors like
fingerprints in the multi factor authentication
systems. This helps in reducing the risk of
spoofing as there will be a combination of
factors that would be required to be cracked.
Like in the case where fingerprints of the user
are used as one of the factors of authentication
along with the passwords, cracking the password
could be easy but spoofing fingerprints becomes a
task. So, basically it uses a concept of the two
way authentication factor. The two factors
include something that the user knows or has -
like a password - along with something that the
user has - like a token, fingerprint, or
Smartcard. The biometric authentication process
is being used by various companies these days,
especially,companies using the online
transactions as an option are more likely to use
the multi authentication system to secure their
transaction. How do you find a company that can
help you with multi factor authentication? Well,
the internet is there to help you with anything
and everything you need. So finding a company
like http//www.digitalpersona.com/ providing
multi factor authentication services is not a
difficult task anymore. But you have to be very
careful while choosing a company because a fake
company takes away all your clients important
information and can tamper with their accounts.
The second important thing that you need to keep
in mind is a company which provides good customer
support services so that all your problems are
solved at ease and your business doesnt have to
wait due to non-availability of customer support
at the right time. Hence, if security is your
major concern then multipurpose authentication is
a method that one can vouch on.
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• DigitalPersona, Inc.
• 720 Bay Road
• Redwood City,
• CA 94063 USA
• Telephone Number 1 650-474-4000
• Website http//www.digitalpersona.com/