User RegistrationWhat is privacy respecting proximity?
Posted by Administrator on July 28, 2011 | Read full article
Privacy respecting proximity provides a way to allow for the comparison of real world locations, without the need to leak any sensitive location information to unwanted third parties. It does this in a way that keeps track of the fact that proximity occurred without ever recording the underlying physical locations. Web sites or online merchants verify the claimed locations of customers using a TouchPass enabled smartphone.
What is two-factor authentication?
Posted by Administrator on July 28, 2011 | Read full article
Authentication is the process that a computer system goes through to establish that a potential user is who they say they are. Two-factor authentication (2FA) improves the security of online transactions, but can be expensive to implement and complex for users. There are three generally accepted types of authentication factor: something-you-know (eg shared secrets such as password), something-you-have (eg physical objects such as ATM card, mobile phone or one-time-password token), and something-you-are (eg biometrics such as retina scan or voice recognition).
