• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Our Services
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • Top Nav Social Icons

Mobile ID World

Mobile ID World

Identification Revolution

  • Mobile ID
    • What Is Mobile ID?
    • Identity Associations
    • Premier Partners
    • FAQ
  • News
  • Solutions
    • Behavioral
    • Facial Recognition
    • Fingerprint Biometrics
    • Iris Biometrics
    • Second Factor
    • Smart Cards
    • Smartphones
    • Vital
    • Voice
    • Wearable Tech
    • Other
  • Applications
    • Access Control
    • Cloud Technology
    • Commerce
    • Enterprise
    • Healthcare
    • Identification
    • Internet of Things
    • Law Enforcement
    • Strong Online Authentication
  • Exclusive
    • Interviews
    • Featured Articles
    • Podcasts
  • Companies
  • Events

Second Factor

Second Factor Security Solutions for Mobile IDTwo-factor authentication, or 2FA, refers to the use of more than one mechanism for authentication. Traditionally, most authentication systems have relied on just one factor: a username and password combination. Adding a second factor can dramatically increase the security of an authentication system.

Security experts generally recommend the use of a combination of different kinds of authentication factors. A password is ‘something you know’, and can be combined effectively with ‘something you have’, such as a 2FA security key that can be plugged into a laptop. For the online service requesting authentication, the correct password confirms that the end user knows what they are supposed to know, while a click of the security key confirms that they have the one piece of hardware they are supposed to have.

Biometrics can also be a second factor, in the form of ‘something you are’. And they don’t necessarily need to be combined with a password. New solutions are emerging such as biometric security keys that feature an embedded fingerprint reader. Such a device doesn’t require passwords at all, instead combining ‘something you have’ with ‘something you are’. This allows for a far higher level of security than basic password-based authentication could ever have offered.

2FA has long been a popular authentication framework among security experts, and in recent years the concept has benefited considerably from the FIDO Alliance, a cross-industry consortium that has established strong standards for authentication and advocated for the use of effective, post-password security.

 

Related News & Articles

Juniper Sounds Alarm About Online Payment Fraud

MarketsandMarkets Forecasts $60.7 Billion Zero Trust Security Market

Yubico Offers Subscriptions Through AWS Marketplace

Read on to meet the leading providers of Second Factor solutions.

Iris ID Systems Inc., formerly a division of LG Electronics USA known as LG IRIS, has been active in iris recognition research, development and production since 1997. Today U.S.-based Iris ID Systems is a global player in the iris recognition business. IrisAccess™ is the world’s leading deployed iris recognition platform, used in thousands of locations authenticating the identities of millions of people. More people look to IrisAccess for iris-based authentication than to all other iris recognition products combined. To find out more, visit www.irisid.com or www.lgiris.com

Primary Sidebar

Register For the Next Virtual Identity Summit

Register now!

Tweets

Sponsored Links

FACEPHI is a global leader in Facial Recognition technology and in Mobile Biometrics technologies. With a strong concentration in the financial sector, FacePhi's product is rapidly becoming a service used by banks all over the world. Its implementation doesn’t just save money, it is also a way to attract clients and build loyalty, while increasing the security of transactions for both the customer and the business. To learn more about FacePhi, visit https://www.facephi.com/en/

Recent Posts

  • Amid Political Unease, Tunisia Launches Mobile ID Pilot
  • Colombia Pushes LATAM Partners to Accept Mobile ID at the Border
  • Onfido Explains How UK Privacy Bill Is ‘Positive Step’ In Global Patchwork
  • Greek Ministry of Digital Governance Delivers On Mobile ID Promise
  • Poll Results Show Android Users’ Surprising Biometric Preferences

Footer

  • About Us
  • Company Directory
  • Advertise With Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Archives
  • CCPA: Do not sell my personal info.

Follow Us

Copyright © 2022 MobileIDWorld