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Microsoft drops .Net name from server brand
News The .Net name remains with consumer-targeted Web services, including .Net Alerts, which sends out reminders, and Microsoft's .Net Passport service for password authentication. The company's server programs will be sold under the "Windows Server...
[April 17, 2003, 8:05]
Smartcard home banking may be on way to UK
News The moment you bring in a physical authentication tool security is significantly increased," he says. ActiveCard technology enables a smartcard to generate its own encrypted password via a tiny CPU residing within the card's onboard chip.
[November 17, 1999, 9:00]
Chrome OS: a first look review
Reviews Later, we could log in directly, suggesting that Google had reconfigured its authentication process in the cloud. You log into Chrome OS (or 'Chromium OS' to give it its pre-supported name) with just your username, which is your Google Account, and...
[November 24, 2009, 9:21]
Netgear ProSafe DGFV338 review
Reviews Support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 Enterprise (WPA2) shields wireless communication with the highest available level of industry-standard encryption and authentication, and comprehensive controls block or filter unwanted addresses, services...
[June 14, 2007, 15:03]
Samba 4 enters public testing
News The Samba developers noted their implementation of Kerberos correctly dealt with the "infamous Kerberos PAC" — a data field in the Kerberos authentication protocol which attracted controversy when critics claimed that Microsoft's version tied...
[January 26, 2006, 9:50]
Open-source ID tool awaits Microsoft's go-ahead
News Microsoft describes CardSpace as a single place to manage authentication and payment information, in the same way a wallet holds multiple credit cards. A CardSpace client on a PC will connect with websites that need information for authentication...
[March 12, 2007, 7:39]
Help & HowTo: Slammer
News Use Windows Authentication Mode to shield a SQL Server installation from Internet-based attacks by restricting connections to Microsoft Windows user and domain user accounts. Assign a strong systems administrator password.
[January 27, 2003, 10:18]
Security experts look to 'whitelisting' future
News It can also be.set up for user authentication, so a computer will only boot after the user enters a unique key stored on USB. A TPM is a piece of silicon that is attached to the computer's motherboard and handles security functions such as password...
[May 28, 2008, 10:01]
Windows gets 'strong' passwords as SecurID trials kick off
News SecurID is one of the most popular two-factor authentication systems and is already used by many large enterprises. We recognise that password-only security has for some time been inadequate for truly protecting Windows workstations," Anderson said.
[June 3, 2004, 13:20]
Wi-Fi Security Is No Longer Secure
Blog Comment Secondly, WPA/WPA2 has an enterprise mode that typically relies on the same type of certificate authentication that is used by VPNs. The acceleration of password recovery times is impressive. You can potentially undo the effects of the password...
[October 27, 2008, 6:59]
Liberty Alliance turns to ID checks
News To drive adoption of secure authentication, the Liberty Alliance has launched an effort to make password tokens, smart cards and similar products work smoothly together. The industry organisation, formed to develop technology standards for online...
[November 9, 2005, 9:25]
PKWare stretches ZIP protection
News Two-factor authentication is provided through either a password or digital certificate system. The company that invented Zip compression, PKWare, has announced the European launch of a programme that may encourage companies to exchange information...
[April 18, 2006, 13:50]
UK Government: Fight online fraud with free iPods
News Cooper quipped that the iPod scheme would also be a more cost-efficient alternative to other government plans to combat online fraud, such as equipping the proposed National ID Card with a PIN or password system to enable it to work as an online...
[January 12, 2006, 16:05]
Obama taps OpenID for government websites
News Yahoo, Google and other top technology companies have signed up to an effort to bring OpenID authentication to US government websites. OpenID is an open identity system that allows people to use a single username and password to log in and...
[September 10, 2009, 12:50]
Microsoft takes Passport to Washington
News Passport is Microsoft's online authentication system, using a single sign-in to access multiple Web services. Those systems only work unless you have the concept of an authentication system. Microsoft on Wednesday descended on the nation's capital...
[August 23, 2001, 8:48]
Passport hits industry barriers
News Doubts about Microsoft's ability to run a centralised authentication system made it all the more appealing when a viable alternative emerged. Passport authentication was built into Microsoft Web services such as its Hotmail email service and The...
[March 23, 2004, 11:45]
Sony VPL-EX4 review
Reviews Also important is the unit’s control panel key lock, as well as a password-authentication system and built-in security bar or Kensington lock to help prevent unauthorised use or theft. The VPL-EX4, which measures 30.8cm wide by 26.7cm deep by 9.8cm...
[September 3, 2007, 9:08]
Microsoft: Identity challenge will have many solutions
News Cullen firmly believes that no single authentication solution will win out and that users, customers and organisations will continue to be faced with multiple solutions, which means both the industry and that the system itself needs to be able to...
[July 8, 2005, 16:50]
ENTRY THROUGH USB
Talkback Also, a built-in password cracker made it easy work to open shares that did not use strong authentication which helped to accelerate the spread of Conficker B. One fact that should not be ignored is the need to keep your computers current...
[March 16, 2009, 16:21]
Linux/UNIX threats: SANS top 10
News The third-rated vulnerability is the password (and other authentication methods). Fourth are version-control systems, specifically the most popular, Concurrent Versions System (CVS) and Subversion, which have known vulnerabilities and have...
[November 22, 2004, 12:10]
