authentication

Authentication is the act of proving an assertion, such as the identity of a computer system user. In contrast with identification, the act of indicating a person or thing's identity, authentication is the process of verifying that identity.

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Mobile Devices Move Passwordless Future to the Here and Now
Mobile Devices Move Passwordless Future to the Here and Now
November 21, 2022  |  Authentication

Mobile devices, biometrics and identity tokenization are helping to make passwordless identity authentication a reality, Rodger Desai, chief executive officer of Prove Identity, told PYMNTS’...

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Report: Twitter Paused Blue Subscriptions to Halt Fraudulent Accounts
Report: Twitter Paused Blue Subscriptions to Halt Fraudulent Accounts
November 11, 2022  |  Subscriptions

After days of users taking advantage of the blue check of Twitter’s redesigned Blue subscription plan to impersonate people and companies, the social media platform...

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Twitter Debuts and Quickly Deletes ‘Gray Check’ for Verified Accounts
Twitter Debuts and Quickly Deletes ‘Gray Check’ for Verified Accounts
November 09, 2022  |  Authentication

A new gray check that was deployed by Twitter to designate users’ accounts that had been verified as authentic by the social media platform was...

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Prove Names FIS Exec Nicole Jass as CPO and Twilio’s Scott Bonnell as CRO
Prove Names FIS Exec Nicole Jass as CPO and Twilio’s Scott Bonnell as CRO
November 08, 2022  |  Personnel

Digital identity company Prove Identity has added two new members to its executive team to meet what it says is a rising demand for identity...

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Finding the Utility in Authentication Friction
Finding the Utility in Authentication Friction
November 04, 2022  |  Digital Identity

An interview with Lenny Gusel, former head of cybersecurity solutions at J.P. Morgan and fraud strategy executive at Bank of America, about the implications and...

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Network International Enables 3DS2 Authentication for UAE Merchants
Network International Enables 3DS2 Authentication for UAE Merchants
November 03, 2022  |  Authentication

Network International has announced it is launching a new 3-D Secure 2 (3DS2) authentication solution in collaboration with Mastercard. With the collaboration, 3DS2 authentication using...

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Ditching Passwords Could Unlock a $59 Billion Biometrics Market
Ditching Passwords Could Unlock a $59 Billion Biometrics Market
November 03, 2022  |  Digital Identity

Consumers prefer a user experience that is both convenient and secure, even though 68% said they would choose security over convenience. A consistent authentication experience...

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Putting One-Time Passwords Out to Pasture
Putting One-Time Passwords Out to Pasture
November 01, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The one-time password — OTP for short — was an ingenious cybersecurity stopgap that worked for a while. But fraud never sleeps, and they’ve cracked...

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Prove, Experian, Team to Help Identify the Unbanked
Prove, Experian, Team to Help Identify the Unbanked
October 25, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

Digital identity company Prove Identity has joined forces with Experian in a partnership designed to use identity verification tools to promote financial inclusion. According to a...

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