Mobile Authentication
Access resources and conduct transactions securely wherever you go
With the use of smart phones for conducting personal and corporate business on the rise, the mobile user needs to ensure that business is taking place securely. Authentication is the key to verifying and protecting the identity of the mobile user. Likewise, the mobile device can be used to authenticate a user when accessing personal or corporate information remotely.
The mobile phone requires secure authentication in two different cases:
Mobile Phone as an Authentication Factor – When using a computer to shop online, log into an account, or access a Web portal or VPN, you can use your phone to generate a password which you then enter into the computer. Your phone is used as the authentication device.
Direct Web Transaction and Account Access – When using a phone to shop online or access accounts rather than a computer, the phone is being used to both access the online application and authenticate the user.
Arcot Provides Multiple Mobile Authentication Solutions:
- ArcotID Secure Software Credential – The ArcotID is transparently and directly placed on the phone to interact with the user’s password, identifying the user and allowing access to the application being used.
- ArcotOTP Secure Password Generator – ArcotOTP can generate the OTP directly on the phone, alleviating the user of depending on a message delivery mechanism or a separate hardware device to authenticate.
- Standard OTP via SMS/email – The Arcot WebFort Versatile Authentication Server generates and sends an OTP to the phone via SMS or email.
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