The WiKID Blog, musings on two-factor authentication, information security and some other stuff.
More ways not to do two-factor authentication
Posted by: root 7 years, 7 months ago
What is ok to use as a risk factor and what is not? This will be a question in the near future. Increasingly, companies are pushing odd (and some down-right creepy) authentication methods.
Security Metrics on meeting PCI requirements with two-factor authentication
Posted by: root 7 years, 7 months ago
WiKID is mentioned in this Security Metrics blog post about meeting PCI requirment 8.3 using two-factor authentication.
End of Life for McAffee one-time password
Posted by: root 7 years, 7 months ago
Remember when Intel was going to put two-factor authentication into their chips? Seemed worrisome for small security vendors like WiKID, but we have been around and I knew that big companies change directions often. Now apparently, Intel is ending the McAfee Pledge OTP formerly known as Nordic Edge.
Hackers For Charity Challenge
Posted by: admin 7 years, 10 months ago
This morning I saw a tweet from Johnny Long about them being in hole $2,700 due to unexpected baggage fees. As long time admirers we decided it was time to do something. So, we gave $100 and committed to giving $100 per evaluation certificate created between now and Thanksgiving. No one wants to go into Thanksgiving in the hole.
Scalability notes for the WiKID Strong Authentication server
Posted by: admin 7 years, 11 months ago
Large two-factor authentication deployments are becoming more and more common these days as enterprises deploy it to more and more employees . We're also seeing more SaaS providers needing to meet regulations such as HIPAA and PCI. These enterprises have large user bases and need scalable, reliable, affordable two-factor authentication. We have the affordable part covered (you can see our pricing online) and we are highly incented to provide reliable software thanks to our annual subscription license. But how scalable is WiKID?
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