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Strong Authentication Flexes Its Muscles at RSA

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Gemalto, PassLogix, Entrust Talk Strong Authentication

Authentication, authentication, authentication--at least two factors of it, possibly more--that's a mantra we're hearing a lot at RSA this week, with a range of vendors from well established global giants like Gemalto and HID to Innovation Sandbox players like KikuSema GmbH and RavenWhite presenting solutions for how to ensure the person accessing an application is actually the physical person you think it is.

Multifactors of authentication--something you have, plus something you know--seem to be gaining credence as the baseline for secure authentication. "I don't think you can go to the cloud without two-factor authentication," said Ray Wizbowski, director of marketing communications, North America, for Gemalto, which provides a range of digital identity assurance solutions.

Further, using at least two authentication factors helps users break bad security habits and think more about security, he told Security Squared. "By introducing this technology, it makes people more mindful of security," Wizbowksi said.

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