The variety of options for deploying tokens and smart cards can be daunting, but this section has the latest news, reviews and advice you need to make strong authentication work.
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Kerberos: Authentication with some drawbacks
SearchSecurity.com | 02 Apr 2008 ARTICLE - Kerberos is one of the most-widely used authentication methods today, but experts explain that it comes with some weaknesses.
Video: Changes ahead for MIT Kerberos Consortium
SearchSecurity.com | 02 Apr 2008 ARTICLE - MIT's Kerberos Consortium members discuss the evolution of Kerberos, changes ahead for the widly used Internet authentication platform and the issues that threaten its future.
Gates to outline Microsoft's new strategy for secure computing
SearchSecurity.com | 06 Feb 2007 ARTICLE - Bill Gates is back at RSA and has new thoughts on his vision of a "Digital Decade." He plans to speak about the evolution of authentication, network policies and data protection.
Quiz: Next-generation authentication
SearchSecurity.com | 16 May 2007 QUIZ - A five-question quiz to test your knowledge of the content presented by expert Mark Diodati in this lesson of SearchSecurity.com's Identity and Access Management Security School.
Spy vs. Spy
Wiley | 20 Sep 2005 BOOK CHAPTER - Excerpt from Chapter 6 of Spies Among Us: How to Stop the Spies, Terrorists, Hackers, and Criminals You Don't Even Know You Encounter Every Day.
Understanding Your Authentication Options
SearchSecurity.com | 09 Sep 2005 LEARNING GUIDE - This learning guide is a comprehensive compilation of tips, expert advice, featured articles, and other original materials that will help you understand today's authentication challenges.
authentication server
12 Jul 2007 WORD - An authentication server is an application that facilitates authentication of an entity that attempts to access a network. Such an entity may be a human user or another server. An authentication server can reside in a ...
key string
05 Oct 2005 WORD - A key string is the authentication code included in each key in a key chain, which is a series of keys that can be created to help ensure secure communication between routers in a network.
key chain
05 Oct 2005 WORD - A key chain is a series of keys that can be created to help ensure secure communication between routers in a network. Authentication occurs whenever neighboring routers exchange information. Plain text authentication sends a ...
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