Online and Digital Identification, Securing Web 2.0, PKI and Digital Certificates

Episode 79: Taking two-factor ID to the next level

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Some may consider Kenneth Weiss the godfather of two-factor identification. The founder of Universal Secure Registry and developer of token-based authentication technology has since moved on to other security technology that uses voice biometrics and the mobile phone. The new system would identify a user by their voice, a PIN and a randomly generated number that would be attributed to him for specific uses upon the initial two-factor authentication. Weiss also calls out RSA for the SecurID data breach and resulting problems. Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan spoke with Weiss about his latest venture and the RSA SecurID breach.



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