Tech CenterAuthentication Commentary
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Scan My Eyeball, Already
April 22, 2013 Could consumers be the catalyst for the password's ultimate demise?
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Online And Physical User Identities
March 20, 2012 Some data-owning businesses are getting into the Internet authentication market -- and that's good news
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On Determining Online Identities
February 10, 2012 Forging a stronger tie between the sign-on process and the actual known user who owns that particular account
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How Can We Gracefully Update Crypto?
February 08, 2012 Cryptographic methods at any point in time will become weak at some point due to the advances made in computing
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Will Software Authentication Survive?
December 19, 2011 Protecting secret keys or seeds in software without the risk of being stolen is crucial
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Embedding Digital Certificates In Hardware
November 28, 2011 A natural evolution, but there are a few potential pitfalls to avoid
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On Trusting Certificate Authorities
November 14, 2011 The time has come for a way to vet CAs by reputation
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Authentication With Hardware
October 27, 2011 Needed: a unified way for users to log in websites regardless of the device they are using
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Identity Federation Versus PKI
September 24, 2011 Neither technology alone offers the ultimate user authentication infrastructure
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Identity Federation: Waiting On Access Control
September 21, 2011 Separate authentication by websites will remain the reality until access control is done right in Web apps
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Passwords: Time's Up?
September 19, 2011 Stronger authentication is a major security issue yet to be solved
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Leaps Of Faith
June 20, 2011 Mobile is more secure than the browser realm because most mobile transactions are conducted through applications, not the browser
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From Device to Device, From Site To Site
May 23, 2011 Obama administration's digital identities initiative relies on private industry to come together and make it work
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Kind Of A Mess
April 27, 2011 Internet needs an infrastructure that enables back ends and users to communicate with each other using better authentication--and allows any number of authentication technologies to sign into it
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On To 2011
December 13, 2010 2011 will be the year we catch the first glimpse of the biometric movement
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What About Biometrics?
November 24, 2010 Integrating fingerprints in a standard way so that Web and enterprise applications can take advantage of them
Dark Reading Reports
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What's Next for Certificate Technology
A recent rash of certificate authority breaches has left a bad taste in many people's mouths. There is no one reason for the breaches. The compromises were the result of a breakdown in people, processes and technology, but not necessarily the certificates themselves. We take a look at what's wrong with certificate technology, what can be done to fix it, and what's down the road for certificates and CAs.
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Will Smartcards Live Up to Their Name?
Recent compromises of smartcard data have exacerbated concerns about the technology?s privacy, security and standards (or lack thereof). Yet the promise of smartcards is too compelling to ignore. New technologies and applications prompt us to take a fresh look.
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Get The Best Of Biometrics
As data volume and sensitivity grow, companies cannot rely on password- and token-based authentication. Biometrics can be used to provide strong access control, but you must weigh added complexity and costs against assurance that users are who they say they are.
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- How Hackers Fool Your Employees: People are your most vulnerable endpoint. Make sure your security strategy addresses that fact.
- Not All Or Nothing: Effective security doesn't mean stopping all attackers.