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Authentication + Mobile Phone = Password Killer
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J_Brandt
J_Brandt,
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11/29/2013 | 3:19:21 PM
Re: Smartphones as passwords
SecurID and others created soft tokens for smartphones so you wouldn't have to carry around a physical token.  But there are lots of other ways a smart phone can create adaptive security measures.  Using the GPS, it knows where you are and so geolocation can be added as a double check.  You're in your office?  No need to enhance security.  Trying to access material from outside the country?  Hmm maybe we need to challenge you some more.
Alex Kane Rudansky
Alex Kane Rudansky,
 User Rank: Apprentice
11/19/2013 | 4:43:35 PM
Healthcare
The password dilemma is seen in every industry, and has been growing in the healthcare industry with the rapid adoption of electronic health records and other technologies that deal with sensitive data and patient information. There's pushback from physicians who don't want to be required to enter multiple passwords for different systems. I can see the touch ID method as a viable option in the healthcare industry as so many docs move from desktops to mobile platforms (BYOD, etc.).
LarsA400
LarsA400,
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11/19/2013 | 5:24:30 AM
Dream is realized!
This is of course the route to go, using the mobile device as the "password killer".

Here is an example of very good implementation.

A year ago mobile bankID was launched in Sweden and it's already a big success. More and more services, especially financial (like mobile banking/insurance) and governmental/municipal services (like tax services) are using mobile bankID for authentication.

Success factors: it's very easy to use (easier than banks hardware tokens), it's very fast and it's of course very secure, banks in Sweden says it's even more secure than the special hardware tokens...

....and it's maybe the most cost effective authentication solution our there (compared with hardware tokens, OTP's via text message/special scratch cards, PC certificates, etc.).
devinlk
devinlk,
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11/18/2013 | 5:59:35 PM
Re: Smartphones as passwords
LaunchKey (a member of FIDO along with Nok Nok) has this technology avaialble today. Multi-factor authentication utilizing our smartphones is already here: https://launchkey.com/app/demo

You can log in to any site that supports OpenID or has integrated LaunchKey directly with our plugins and SDKs (like our Dashboard). Let me know if you have any quetsions.

P.S. Nice articl!e Phil!
Laurianne
Laurianne,
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11/18/2013 | 4:17:22 PM
Re: Smartphones as passwords
I love the idea of smartphone as password too, except the GPS bit scares me a bit. We already get those calls from the bank when we travel and try to do debit card purchases in an unusual locale. That's a tricky balance: you don't want someone raiding your account but you want the ATM card to work on that quick trip. Are password / ID calls next?
dblake950
dblake950,
 User Rank: Apprentice
11/18/2013 | 11:28:58 AM
Re: Smartphones as passwords
Wow, we were just discussing the problem with passwords over the weekend around the Facebook story (http://is.gd/h1gYOb), and voila, info on another approach!
Marilyn Cohodas
Marilyn Cohodas,
 User Rank: Strategist
11/18/2013 | 11:26:16 AM
Re: Smartphones as passwords -Woof Woof (FIDO)
Thanks for calling FIDO to our attention, Dave! Here's more on the standards and how they work! 
dak3
dak3,
 User Rank: Moderator
11/18/2013 | 11:20:01 AM
Re: Smartphones as passwords
This is a real dog of an idea. Well, FIDO, to be precise. The FIDO Alliance wants to eliminate passwords thru mobile/smartphone technology. With members like Google, MasterCard, PayPal and dozens more they've got a good chance of pulling this off.

 

But Phil knows this :), Nok Nok was a founding member.
Jamescon
Jamescon,
 User Rank: Apprentice
11/18/2013 | 9:53:44 AM
Re: Smartphones as passwords
Killing passwords is a dream for me. All of us use dozens of websites and apps every week, each requiring its own password and user name. I don't consider the stack of legal sheets and scrap paper covered with my various user names and passwords (of course with the site name) to meet even the basic standard for infosecurity. So, anything that the mobile phone can do to eliminate passwords gets my vote.
macsgreg
macsgreg,
 User Rank: Apprentice
11/18/2013 | 9:50:34 AM
Yes, passwords blow
Finding a way to use a mobile phone for authentication is a great idea. Users are almost always the weakest link in the security chain because users hate passwords....period.
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