Biometrics and multi-factor screen authentication are two ways to access sensitive enterprise systems via mobile devices. Security
Mobile Authentication and System
plays a larger role in the mobile devices used in our daily lives. Todays authentication is evolving tech with more and more security layers being added.
Biometric Authentication
Biometric authentication is a system that relies on the unique biological characteristics which includes retina, voice, fingerprint, signature of individuals to verify identity for secure access to mobile systems.
Advantages:
- With biometrics for authentication, user never has problem of forgotten password.
- It is easy to use
- It is reliable
Disadvantages:
- It includes high level of dependencies in your organization
- It is expensive and inconvenient, as initial provisioning of users requires a tamper-proof process to link identity and biometric data
- Employees may no longer be able to login from devices other than their company-issued devices
Multi-factor Authentication
Adaptive multi-factor authentication (MFA) in the mobile device uses a systems like user name, password.
Advantage:
- It limits the hacker’s possibilities to compromise the system
- Employees can always carry their device with them
Disadvantages:
- It has painful enrollment process
It has still some level of dependency, with users relying on a modem or Web dispatch service to function and send codes.
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