Upcoming betas
We’re closing in on beta releases of a couple of exciting new features. The first is our Web SDK, which will ship with a documented API and libraries (with sample code) in Perl, php, and Ruby. Anyone interested in beta-testing this SDK should e-mail me directly and tell me a little about the app you [...]
Reversing biometrics
Someone just studied some common biometric systems and determined that they are easier to reverse than previously thought. People have been able to reconstruct approximate faces from the "template" data captured by scanners; same goes for fingerprints. Think about what happens when the Bad Guys get hold of your biometric data. Unlike passwords, security questions, [...]
PhoneFactor on download.com
The good people at download.com have posted PhoneFactor 1.0.5 for download. Go grab your copy today!
More on RADIUS integration
I’d like to clarify one configuration item for PhoneFactor 1.0 and RADIUS. Lots of networking equipment and software lets you choose from among several password protocols to be used with RADIUS, including PAP, CHAP, EAP, and so on. For PhoneFactor 1.0, your RADIUS client has to be set up to use PAP or SPAP. We [...]
Two-channel authentication
I talk a lot on this blog about two-factor authentication, but there’s a related concept that I don’t think I’ve mentioned yet: two-channel authentication. Two-channel authentication means that the two different authentication factors (e.g., the username/password + the phone, in PhoneFactor) utilize two different communications channels. In the case of PhoneFactor, these channels are the [...]
An update on International support
I wanted to take a second to update everyone on the status of Internal support in PhoneFactor. Over the past few weeks, feature request #1 has been for International support. We hear you loud and clear, and we’re working as hard as we can to roll this out as soon as possible. We’re still finalizing [...]
PhoneFactor 1.0.5
I’m pleased to announce the availability of PhoneFactor 1.0.5, available now from the usual places (in particular, www.phonefactor.net. Mostly minor changes in this release – dialog box wording, help files, and so on. Enjoy! -Steve
Hello, TechMeme
The Ars Technica article about PhoneFactor made TechMeme. Thanks again, Ars!
PhoneFactor and RADIUS
First off, thanks to everyone for taking an interest in PhoneFactor. The response has been fantastic so far. One consequence is that I’ve been answering a lot of questions about integration of PhoneFactor into various environments. I’m going to post some pretty technical information here in an attempt to answer one recurrent question. Let me [...]
Secure mobile working
Mobile working is something that we know a little bit about around here at Positive Networks. After all, that’s exactly what our other product line, PositivePRO, is all about: a secure, hosted remote work solution. A blog post from SAA Associates today points out that mobile working can have major security implications, so it has [...]
