Want to reduce unauthorized login attempts? Use Google Authenticator

If you have a public website, you should know that your site is regularly scanned and otherwise accessed, both by web “crawlers” from Google, Bing, and similar search engines and by individuals or agents with less…

It’s (past) time for two-factor authentication

While 2FA is by no means foolproof, for most users adding some form of two-step verification in the authentication process makes their accounts much less susceptible to compromise by unauthorized users.

Success of government “identity ecosystem” depends on trust in government

It’s not without some irony that some of the most stringent early objections to the administration’s recently released draft National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) focus on the extent to which the government itself…

Individuals and organizations have different requirements for trusted identity validation

A closer look at the structure of the administration’s newly released National Strategy for Trusted Identities inCyberspace (NSTIC) makes clear that while the “identity ecosystem” envisioned in the Strategy offers anticipated benefits for both individual citizens…

National Strategy for Trusted Identities embodies claims-based identity management

Last week, the White House released a draft of its new National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), which is intended to create a so-called “identity ecosystem” in which individuals, organizations, and other entities rely…

Desired SSA shift to more online service delivery may require changes in policy or new technologies for identity proofing and authentication

The Social Security Administration (SSA), citing an increased volume of claims and requests for its services, is evaluating ways to conduct more of its transactions online. Before making such a move SSA needs first to establish…

Microsoft working with German government to implement claims-based ID cards

While promoting the release of its Forefront Identity Manager product set during this week’s RSA conference in San Francisco, Microsoft announced its support for a prototype national ID card system in Germany that is designed to…