Duo Security vs Protectimus: Authentication Methods
You can find a general comparison of the Duo Security and Protectimus two-factor authentication solutions in the article “Duo Security vs Protectimus“. In it, we explore the features and technologies used by Duo and Protectimus, the availability of these solutions in cloud-based and on-premise forms, integration options and prices, and the authentication methods offered by each company. Here, we describe the authentication...
Why US, Canadian, and EU Universities Choose Programmable Hardware OTP Tokens
Almost all universities and colleges in the US, Canada, and EU use two-factor authentication to protect their faculty and staff accounts. Quite often they choose in-app 2-factor authentication, which means that one-time passwords are generated on the users’ smartphones. Though, in this case, they face a few issues: Not everybody agrees to use their personal smartphones for corporate needs. Some people still use old models of...
Protectimus’ 2FA Solution Compatible with Citrix NetScaler Gateway
The Protectimus Solutions LLP team is happy to announce that our two-factor authentication solution has been successfully integrated with Citrix NetScaler Gateway and that Protectimus has been certified as a Citrix Ready Partner. The Citrix Ready program exists to verify the compatibility of third-party software solutions with Citrix products. This allows users of Citrix to be confident in the reliability and compatibility of...
Protectimus Cuts the Prices
Two-factor authentication is an indispensable element of modern information security system. Today, every resource, which stores confidential user data, is obliged to provide reliable data protection. It is dangerous and unprofitable to “recreate the wheel”. Developing a 2-step verification system on its own, the company assumes full responsibility for data protection. Very often such solutions have vulnerabilities that would later...
Protectimus New OTP Tokens
The range of Protectimus OTP tokens is expanded with new hardware tokens for one-time passwords generation. Meet – Protectimus TWO and Protectimus SLIM mini. Protectimus TWO is a handy hardware token made in the form of a key fob. It works according to the TOTP algorithm. It is waterproof, and its battery life is up to 5 years. The main distinguishing feature of this token – is the possibility to select the time interval...
What Is a Hardware Token and How Does It Compare to Software Tokens?
A hardware token is a small physical device, usually a key fob or a card, that generates one-time passwords (OTPs) for two-factor authentication. It stores a secret key that never leaves the device and produces a new code every 30 or 60 seconds, or on each button press, without a phone or an internet connection. What Is a Hardware Token? A hardware token is a dedicated device whose only job is to prove that the person signing in has...