Comments on: Multi-factor Authentication http://www.lifelonglearner.us/2007/07/19/multi-factor-authentication/ My Educational Technology Musings Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:34:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: dan http://www.lifelonglearner.us/2007/07/19/multi-factor-authentication/comment-page-1/#comment-5 dan Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:21:22 +0000 http://www.lifelonglearner.us/2007/07/19/multi-factor-authentication/#comment-5 <p>If the industry got together and *standardized* on a particular token platform, or if the token were connected to something like OpenID, then I think it could work.</p> <p>Good point about cell phones. I suppose it would be ideal if people didn't have to carry yet another device to get two-factor authentication</p> If the industry got together and *standardized* on a particular token platform, or if the token were connected to something like OpenID, then I think it could work.

Good point about cell phones. I suppose it would be ideal if people didn’t have to carry yet another device to get two-factor authentication

]]> By: Steve Dispensa http://www.lifelonglearner.us/2007/07/19/multi-factor-authentication/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Steve Dispensa Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:58:12 +0000 http://www.lifelonglearner.us/2007/07/19/multi-factor-authentication/#comment-4 I agree with the basic idea - there needs to be more two-factor authentication in the world. The problem, though, is that as more organizations go to two-factor, the number of physical tokens will start to increase beyond reason. One alternative solution is to use mobile phones for the second factor authentication; we just launched a product that does that (linked above). People already have their phones anyway, so at least it avoids Yet Another Token. I agree with the basic idea – there needs to be more two-factor authentication in the world.

The problem, though, is that as more organizations go to two-factor, the number of physical tokens will start to increase beyond reason.

One alternative solution is to use mobile phones for the second factor authentication; we just launched a product that does that (linked above). People already have their phones anyway, so at least it avoids Yet Another Token.

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