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VIP Authentication Service
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VIP Authentication Service
VeriSign® Identity Protection Authentication
Service provides strong, visible security for online commerce applications.
VIP Authentication Service allows a business to easily issue and/or
accept multiple credentials from each user. VIP Authentication Service
provides the best security available today for consumer transactions.
It is ideal for higher value, higher risk transactions.
VIP Authentication Service embraces open standards,
and allows any OATH compliant device to be used for authentication.
VIP Authentication Service includes a number of options for supplemental
factors, including stand alone hardware devices such as One Time Password
(OTP) tokens as well as “soft” devices such as voice-enabled OTP, OTP
enabled cell phones, and SMS OTP.
VIP Authentication Service leverages a shared
validation infrastructure operated by VeriSign that enables enterprises
to deploy strong authentication without bearing the entire burden of
managing and operating its own self standing authentication infrastructure.
VeriSign® Identity Protection Portal
The VeriSign Identity Protection Portal is
a complete credential lifecycle management system, including outsourced
provisioning, distribution, and support for end consumers. Within the
VIP Portal, end-users will be able to acquire 2nd factor credentials
as well as centrally manage and update these 2nd factor credentials.
By leveraging the VIP Portal functionality,
enterprise customers can cost effectively and quickly offer strong authentication
to their consumers at a fraction of the cost of building and managing
their own complete solution. This allows organizations to focus
on their core business while leveraging the leading security brand of
VeriSign.
VeriSign® Identity Protection Shared
Authentication Network
Adding multi-factor authentication to a consumer
facing online application can be costly.
- The system must
allow for an easy way to issue second factors to millions and millions
of users.
- Servicing multiple
devices and multiple users requires an expensive customer service and
maintenance program.
The least expensive way to add multi-factor
authentication is through the VIP Shared Authentication Network. In
the VIP Shared Authentication Network, a site does not need to shoulder
all burdens of development, customer support, and system maintenance.
Instead, a site can join the VIP network as a relying party and simply
rely on VIP credentials that have already been issued, paying a modest
cost per user for validations only. A web site can add strong authentication
with no additional shipping or customer support costs.
If your business is committed to strong authentication,
then you can issue tokens that are usable on the VIP network. Issuers
get all of the benefits of relying parties, plus lower transactional
costs, opportunities to promote their brand through the token, and better
control of their end customers’ web experiences.
For consumer authentication to be widely adopted,
consumers must be able to use a
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single second factor authentication
device that serves all their online banking, brokerage, healthcare and
e-commerce security needs. Without this flexibility, consumers may end
up with a "token necklace", a string of unique tokens issued
from different providers that secure unique transactions or websites.
VeriSign Identity Protection takes a radically new approach to this
challenge with the Shared Authentication Network. Users will be
able to use the same 2nd-factor authentication device wherever they
see the VIP logo. |
eBay® and
PayPal® are anchor partners in the VIP Token Sharing Network.
Beginning in 2006, eBay consumers will use one VIP token to secure their
online purchases. |
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