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In the past, access to online accounts relied only on something you know, your password. Unfortunately, the bad guys use methods like phishing to try to expose your passwords, then login to your ...

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Abstract: Two-factor authentication key exchange (AKE) is an effective way to strengthen the security of password-authenticated key exchange. Most two-factor AKE schemes using smart cards as the ...

With hackers looking for any way they can to gain access to your personal information via every form of phishing scheme, it's critical to take every precaution to protect your data. Multi-factor (MFA) ...

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Proton this morning announced a new app in its suite of privacy-focused, open source apps and services, and it’s a terrific addition: Proton Authenticator is a two-factor authentication (2FA) solution ...

A new, simpler version of two-factor authentication could broaden its protection to many smart devices that currently cannot support it. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have announced a ...

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Hackers often exploit reused passwords, gaining access to multiple accounts if just one is compromised. To stay safe, use strong, unique passwords for every account and change them regularly. However, ...

One-time SMS codes are widely used as the second checkpoint in two-factor authentication (2FA) to sign into everything from banking apps to email accounts. As I've written before, though, SMS is one ...

A new report found that around a million two-factor authentication codes sent by text message appear to have been intercepted. A tech industry whistleblower revealed that the 2FA security codes passed ...