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multifactor authentication |
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Using two or more forms of identification to authenticate a user. Single factor authentication, which is commonly used, employs a unique username and password combination. For more security, multifactor authentication adds at least one more form, such as a physical token or biometrics. See authentication token and biometrics. |
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At the University of Utah, technologists have signed up for an application of biometric technology that combines the conventional applications of smart cards with innovative fingerprint scanning technology to deliver a multifactor authentication process. Berger will join fellow TCG members to demonstrate applications of the TPM solution for securing personal information, enabling multifactor authentication, password management and other security features. NASDAQ:WAVX), a leader in trusted computing applications and services, today announced that they are demonstrating how their respective, standards-based products can be integrated to provide strong multifactor authentication of individual identity and then federate that identity from the desktop to any standards-based Web application. |
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