How does 2-factor authentication work?
Any more or less experienced Internet user came across 2FA at least once. But not everyone understands how it works. To use this powerful data protection tool more effectively let’s learn more about it. The first factor of 2-factor authentication – what we know Two-factor authentication starts with the usual standard password used for signing in on any website. Usually, the users themselves choose the password to create an...
Identification, authentication, and authorization – what’s the difference
Identification, authentication, and authorization. We all face these three concepts every day, but not everyone knows the difference. Since these terms are essential in data protection, they deserve to be explained better. To begin, let’s take an example from everyday life. It will help you to understand the difference between authentication and identification in general. A new employee comes to work for the first time. At the...
How to Make the Internet of Things Safe
In recent years, the Internet of Things has been developing rapidly. Today, not only computers and smartphones can access the network. Many kinds of home appliances, including refrigerators and washing machines, are also connected to the World Wide Web. The idea of such devices is certainly good: Internet connection allows you to manage them even at a considerable distance. It’s comfortable to use a smartphone on your way home to...
Biometric Authentication Pros and Cons
If someone steals your password, you can change it. But if someone steals your thumbprint, you can’t get a new thumb. The failure modes are very different. – Bruce Schneier The popularity and availability of information technologies are constantly increasing. And at the same time increases the number of threats associated with their use. The main one is the danger of critical information leakage – both personal and corporate....
Out-of-Band Authentication
Out-of-band authentication (OOB) is one of the most popular types of two-factor authentication in the financial sector. It presupposes sending the one-time password to the user via a communication channel other than the main one, which is used for transactions on the Internet. Most often, during the OOB authentication, the OTP (One Time Password) is sent to the clients in the form of a text message via SMS or email and the company...