Authentication protocols serve as the backbone of online security, enabling users to confirm their identities securely and access protected information and services. They define how claimants (users ...

As organizations expand remotely and to the cloud, the need for authentication that reaches all corners of a growing network – without incurring security burnout – is necessary to balance productivity ...

I am often asked about Machine Authentications, how they differ from User Authentications, and how to authenticate both identities togethers. That quote is something that I am hearing all the time ...

A look at the recently released YubiKey 5 hardware authenticator series and how web authentication with the new WebAuthn API leverages devices like the YubiKey for painless website registration and ...

State and local government employees may use a lot of applications in their IT environments to support their work. Instead of having each employee sign on to one application at a time and then sign ...

Multi-factor authentication requires users to present two or more pieces of evidence to prove their identity, such as a password and a one-time code sent to an ...

It has long been known that passwords are one of the weakest methods for authenticating users. One of the first examples of a password being compromised can be traced back to 413 BCE, when the Greek ...

Microsoft is now planning to disable Basic Authentication use with its Exchange Online service sometime in the "second half of 2021," according to a Friday announcement. The end date for Basic ...