Questions tagged [authenticator]

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What security considerations should be made when choosing a universal authenticator app?

The USPTO has two-step authentication: recommended applications comprise: Google Authenticator Microsoft Authenticator Oracle Authenticator Assume that I use my Gmail address as the USPTO username. What considerations / questions should I ask…
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Which party stores the link between user and device in WebAuthn?

Looking at the online resources regarding WebAuthn, I still haven't been able to figure out which of the involved components (or parties) that store the link between the user and his/her authenticator device. I borrowed this picture from Yubico's…
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How does DUO push button method and other methods actually work?

Google authenticator uses HOTP and TOTP algorithm for TFA. What is the basic working principle of DUO push? What brings security to DUO push?
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What is a good method to authenticate users and make sure they don't give their credentials to someone else?

I'm new here I hope this is the right place to ask this question, I work at a call center and I've been asked to create a TimeClock system however we have the problem that agents share their credentials and then one user will clock someone else in…
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