Biometric technology is now cost-effective and functional enough for developers to use it in many application environments. The Oracle database supports some of the protocols that are commonly used ...

The fact that plain passwords are no longer safe to protect our digital identities is no secret. For years, the use of two-factor authentication (2FA) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a means ...

Learn why modern SaaS platforms are adopting passwordless authentication to improve security, user experience, and reduce breach risks.

Two-factor authentication isn’t a panacea for all potential threats to your data, but it does provide an extra layer of protection—which is essential, given the escalation of online risks. This ebook ...

The Kerberos authentication protocol is the default authentication protocol of Windows Server 2003. This section examines how the protocol works by breaking down the complexity of the protocol into ...

Remember the good old days, when logging into your favorite web service (Geocities, anyone?) was a simple as entering a username and password? Back then, things were simpler and safer. Today, the ante ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about contemporary cybersecurity and online privacy issues. Before talking about what authentication is and how it works, ...

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a security access method that requires users to provide two forms of identification (aka factors), typically a password in ...