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Two Factor Authentication

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An ArcotID Technical whitepaper

Published April 2007

Organizations that wish to use strong authentication have a variety of methods from which to choose. These methods range from simple username/password mechanisms that exist in every operating system to hardware-based one-time password (OTP) tokens, biometric, smart card and PKI systems. However, all of these solutions confirm an old security adage: “inexpensive, easy, and secure - choose two”.

In the past, authentication solutions were either easy to use and inexpensive, but insecure (such as username/password) or very secure but expensive or difficult to implement (such as OTP tokens and smart cards). Arcot offers a third option: WebFort®, a 100% software, two-factor authentication solution. WebFort delivers the right balance of cost, convenience, and strength.

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