From Mary Brown | October 21st, 2009
Many of us who work in information security have long bemoaned the shortcomings of using passwords as an authentication factor. One of the first alternatives to passwords in the form of two factor authentication was the token that would generate a one time password solution. An interesting alternative to this token solution is an ‘out of band’ solution that involves pushing a password to the mobile phone of the user.
Are any of you currently using these or any of the out of band solutions to authenticate users? Share your experiences/thoughts by posting a comment.
For more information read this white paper. Also, check out phonefactor.com and authentify.com.
Tags: authentication, information security, mobile phone, out of band, password, passwords, two factor authentication
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From Mary Brown | May 4th, 2009
I read an article that Paul Marks wrote recently about Dr. Stephen Beeby, an engineer at the University of Southampton, UK. Evidently, Dr. Beeby has received funding to continue his research on using ear-generated sounds, as a form of authentication. Research is reportedly in the early stages, yet there is already speculation on the Internet as to how to defeat it based on a description of the theory.
The idea that ears carry passwords is, in my opinion, questionable. Still, what is the likelihood that one day we will be using ear-generated sounds as a means of proving who we are? Your thoughts?
Tags: authentication, ears, noise, Research
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