Multi-factor authentication, also referred to as two-factor authentication, has become a popular method for strengthening security since it requires a user to provide more than one identifying factor prior to accessing a system, an application or its data. These factors can include something they know (user id, password, PIN), something they have (email account, smart phone, token device) or something they are (finger print, iris scan).
Assure Multi-Factor Authentication, a feature of Assure Security, improves the security of your IBM i system and core business applications. With Assure Multi-Factor Authentication you can:
- Add an authentication layer beyond memorised or written passwords
- Meet regulatory requirements and recommendations in PCI DSS 3.2, HIPAA, 23 NYCRR 500, Swift Alliance Access and others
- Invoke rules-based multi-factor authentication only for users or specific situations that require it
- Lower the risk of unauthorised access to systems, applications and data
- Reduce the risk of data theft and its costs and consequences
- Maintain an audit trail of multi-factor authentication failures for alerts, reports or integration with a SIEM solution
- The use of Assure Multi-Factor Authentication can be expanded to support password self-service and the “four eyes principle” of supervised changes to sensitive data.
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