VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Developer Test Drive

VIP Authentication APIs and SDKs

The VIP Authentication Service is a two-factor authentication service fully hosted by VeriSign, based on open standards and enables a wide choice of credential form factors. It is powered by the VIP Network, which allows consumers to use a single credential across multiple sites.

The VIP Authentication Service can be integrated with account-based online applications to enable strong authentication with one-time passwords (OTP). The consumer’s identity and transaction information stays within your system; only the security code passes anonymously to VeriSign for validation.

VIP Developer Test Drive

VeriSign is providing the VIP Authentication APIs, which are based on Simple Object Access Protocol Web Services, to help you integrate your online applications with the VIP Authentication Service. Integrating your online applications with the VIP Authentication Service is extremely simple; once the user inputs in the security code following successful username/password verification, the VIP Authentication Service validates the unique security code inputted by the user. The VIP Test Drive for Developers gives developers access to the APIs that are being used in real-world deployments, but in a pilot environment. The pilot accounts are shared with other pilot accounts to simulate the advantages of shared authentication in a network. OTP or security codes are generated via software tokens.

NEW! VIP Mobile Developer Test Drive

By leveraging the VIP Access for Mobile SDKs, developers can transform mobile devices into two-factor authentication credentials capable of generating a new one-time password (OTP) with every sign-on. Developers can download the trial VIP Access for Mobile SDKs (J2ME and iPhone), as well as sample code, documents and applications to test integration with VIP Authentication Service after completing a simple click-through evaluation agreement. The tools cover such vital areas as application design, provisioning and validation. Pilot participants can work with the SDKs to test how the VIP Authentication Service integrates and operates with their mobile applications.