Ars Technica on PhoneFactor
The fine folks at Ars Technica (and Jacqui Cheng, in particular) posted a nice piece about PhoneFactor last night. Ars has long been one of my favorite news sites, and I probably read it more consistently than any other site on the web. -Steve UPDATE: there’s some interesting discussion going on in the Ars Technica [...]
Free? Really?
By far, the most common question I get about PhoneFactor is, "How can you give it away?" This is a reasonable question, of course; I just didn’t quite expect it to come up so often. Let me try to explain our thinking here. PhoneFactor is a free product, and we plan on keeping it free [...]
What does "two-factor" really mean?
There are a lot of commentators in the security space that get the concept of two-factor authentication slightly wrong. I just ran across one of those cases elsewhere in the Blogosphere: ATMIA address PIN authentication at ATMs. ATMIA is the ATM Industry Association. Two-factor authentication requires something from two out of three of the following [...]
Blog maintenance
I’ve made some changes to the blog that I thought I’d point out. First, the posting software I was using was apparently not sending along the paragraph markers, so I’ve reformatted the existing posts into paragraphs. Second, and more irritating, the posting software was disabling commenting and trackbacks by default. That’s also fixed. Let me [...]
PhoneFactor forum available
I’m pleased to announce the new PhoneFactor forum, available at forum.phonefactor.net. There’s not much there yet, but feel free to post questions and we’ll be happy to help. Enjoy!
Yes, PhoneFactor supports iPhones too
I’ve been getting questions about Apple’s amazing new iPhone lately. People are asking me if PhoneFactor works with iPhones. The answer, of course, is yes: PhoneFactor works with any phone, and in particular, doesn’t need any software to be installed on the phone. As long as it has push-buttons (or in the case of the [...]
"A better solution than tokens or other authentication devices"
According to research firm IDC[1]: The mobile phone—as the identifier and authenticator—is a channel that customers can trust in delivering personal information in a private and secure manner and one that could be a strong case for fob replacements. [It] has greater promise for delivering the necessary functionality combined with ease of use and is [...]
PhoneFactor 1.0.4 available
Wow, what a busy few weeks. Since releasing 1.0.0 last Monday, we’ve had a lot of good feedback and some suggestions for improvements. Since then, we’ve made a few quick, minor releases, and today we released PhoneFactor Agent 1.0.4. It’s available in the usual places, via phonefactor.net. The latest version includes a few minor bugfixes, [...]
PhoneFactor 1.0 released
PhoneFactor 1.0 is now available! As of July 2, PhoneFactor is now available for download on the PhoneFactor website – click on "Get Phonefactor". PhoneFactor 1.0 is a free product – there are no user limits, no authentication limits, and it’s not a demo or trial. It is a single-server solution, and supports Windows 2000 [...]
