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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PayPal Pushes Password-less Payments
PayPal Pushes Password-less Payments
December 11, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

PayPal will be pushing hard to advance password-free authentication now that a complete version of the Fast Identity Online (FIDO) specifications have been published, the...

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Fighting Digital Attacks, MasterCard Style
Fighting Digital Attacks, MasterCard Style
October 03, 2014  |  Mastercard

MasterCard Thursday (Oct. 2) announced the launch of SafetyNet, which it said was a preemptive security system “to identify potential attacks before they start and...

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Smile! MasterCard Toys With Mobile Facial Recognition For Payments
Smile! MasterCard Toys With Mobile Facial Recognition For Payments
September 22, 2014  |  Innovation

MasterCard is labeling “successful” a biometrics payments trial (facial plus voice) where more than 14,000 transactions were confirmed in a closed iOS and Android pilot...

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Apple Pay Beefs Up Security, But Point of Sale Still Under Threat
Apple Pay Beefs Up Security, But Point of Sale Still Under Threat
September 19, 2014  |  Apple Pay

There’s little debate that Apple Pay is going to sharply boost mobile payment security. After all, replacing signature or a 4-digit shoulder-surfing-vulnerable PIN with a...

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