Javed Shah

Identity & Authentication Blog

What Is Federated Identity? Federated identity refers to linking a person’s electronic identity and attributes stored across multiple identity management systems. These systems use common protocols and communication standards to securely link identity to a user across several platforms and accounts without increasing threats to security. The user’s identity is ... Read More

What Is Windows Credential Manager & How Does It Work? Windows Credential Manager is Windows software that stores authentication credentials that are used to log in to websites or other computers on a network. How Does Windows Credential Manager Work? A credential manager stores login credentials securely so that users ... Read More

What Are Login Credentials? Login credentials are unique pieces of information that verify the identity of a user accessing a digital system. How Do Login Credentials Work? The functionality of login credentials changes based on the type of system and its security demands. The type, complexity, and number of required ... Read More

The Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) is an EU law regulating electronic payment services within EU states and the European Economic Area (EEA). As economic ties between the EU member states become more binding, it is important that citizens and businesses in these regions have laws to help streamline banking, ... Read More

Many organizations are turning to passwordless authentication solutions to secure their systems and remove vulnerabilities from identity management. Discover magic link authentication—a secure, passwordless login method that simplifies user access and enhances security through unique URLs. What Is Magic Link Authentication? Magic link authentication is a passwordless authentication method that ... Read More

Knowledge-Based Authentication (KBA), is a security measure used to verify a person’s identity by asking them to provide specific information that only they should know. How Does Knowledge-Based Authentication Work? The idea is that these questions serve as a block for other individuals who should not know the user’s private ... Read More

Secure remote access is a method that lets authorized users access a private network as if they were on-premises with that network. This includes accessing systems, resources, and data the user could access where they logged in on the private system. While remote access was relatively common in business sectors ... Read More

Liveness detection is a biometric authentication process that verifies whether the user is a live person or just a spoofed artifact. Liveness detection is crucial in preventing security breaches and fraud in biometric systems–an increasingly real threat. What Is Liveness Detection and Biometric Spoofing? Biometric spoofing refers to deceptive biometric ... Read More

FINRA compliance is a series of requirements that apply to financial brokers and their representatives meant to ensure that they adhere with anti-fraud laws. FINRA guides critical anti-fraud measures and their implementation through cybersecurity and identity verification controls that governed entities must implement. FINRA compliance is, therefore, crucial for any ... Read More

Network attacks, while not as common as other typical hacks, still pose a significant threat to a world of always-online business. Specifically, a network snooping attack like Man-in-the-Browser (MitB) can leverage weaknesses in web browsers to steal network communications and spoof user credentials. What Is a Man-in-the-Browser Attack? A man-in-the-browser ... Read More