authentication

Authentication is the act of proving an assertion, such as the identity of a computer system user. In contrast with identification, the act of indicating a person or thing's identity, authentication is the process of verifying that identity.

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Consumers Not Averse To ‘Positive Friction’ In Sharing Economy Platforms
Consumers Not Averse To ‘Positive Friction’ In Sharing Economy Platforms
August 08, 2019  |  Authentication

Sharing economy platforms have become a force to be reckoned with. Overall, roughly 111 million consumers use some type of sharing economy platform to make...

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Fighting Fraud With Identity Verification In The Sharing Economy
Fighting Fraud With Identity Verification In The Sharing Economy
August 08, 2019  |  Today In Data

The verification and authentication processes of many sharing economy platforms are poorly equipped to combat the growing risk of fraud. In technology news, smartwatches and wearables are among the...

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Deep Dive: Securing Digital Identities Without Relying On Passwords
Deep Dive: Securing Digital Identities Without Relying On Passwords
August 08, 2019  |  Authentication

Digital identification continues to make immense strides in implementation and uptake in the world’s economy, but it is not without vulnerabilities. More than 4.5 billion...

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Can Less Digital Security Actually Be More Secure?
Can Less Digital Security Actually Be More Secure?
August 08, 2019  |  Authentication

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As SCA Deadline Looms, Merchants Scramble
As SCA Deadline Looms, Merchants Scramble
August 08, 2019  |  Regulation

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Staying Secure With Digital Identity
Staying Secure With Digital Identity
August 07, 2019  |  Today In Data

Governments are exploring options for developing nationwide digital ID systems, while financial institutions (FIs) and merchants are improving their authentication procedures for digital IDs. In faster payments news, the...

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Is It Time To Retire Passwords For Digital Authentication?
Is It Time To Retire Passwords For Digital Authentication?
August 07, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Even if one tried, it would be hard to ignore the near-constant reports of data breaches. Based on the flurry of consumers scrambling to get...

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Why Mobile Phones Are The Better Consumer Authentication Mousetrap
Why Mobile Phones Are The Better Consumer Authentication Mousetrap
August 07, 2019  |  Authentication

At this point in 2019, we’ve all dealt with some flavor of two-factor authentication that uses SMS one-time passcodes. We attempt a sign-in and see a...

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REPORT: What Sharing Economy Platforms Don’t Get About Digital ID
REPORT: What Sharing Economy Platforms Don’t Get About Digital ID
August 07, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Sharing economy platforms have permeated every aspect of consumers’ lives. Some 60.1 million Americans hitch rides through ridesharing offerings like Uber or Lyft, for example,...

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