Two-factor authentication: Difference between revisions

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Some examples of T-FA include:

*[[AOL|America Online's]] Passcode service, in which users get a small handheld six-digit numeric code key. To log onto an AOL account equipped with the service, theyusers must type inenter the six-digits, which refresh on the device every 60 seconds, onin topaddition of usingto the regularuser's standard password.

*[[RSA]] making its's [[SecurID]] product. RSA is making this product available for [[Microsoft Windows]] users, sayingunder the premise that it'll can help "ensure that valuable network resources are accessible only by authorized users" whilstwhile "simultaneously delivering a simplified and consistent user login experience."

*[[VeriSign]]'s Unified Authentication managed service, in which enterprises deploy Universal Serial Bus ([[USB]]) tokens to all their users and VeriSign manages the infrastructure.

*[[IBM]]'s new [[ThinkPad]], which includes a [[fingerprint]] reader that signs users into all their passwords.