A brute force attack (exhaustive search) is a cryptographic hack that relies on guessing possible combinations of a targeted password until the correct password is discovered. This attack uses trial-and-error to guess login info, encryption keys, or find a hidden web page. Brute force attacks don’t employ an intellectual strategy. These attacks simply try using [...]
Authentication is the process of verifying the identity of a person or device. In fact, Authentication technology provides access control for systems by checking to see if a user's credentials match the credentials in a database of authorized users or in a data authentication server. The authentication process always runs at the start of the [...]
In recent years, issues such as Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and Biometric Authentication have become more common due to problems in traditional authentication methods. In fact, biometric methods can be considered a subset of MFA. In this post, we take a look at the most common methods used in biometric authentication. There are a number of [...]
Manage Identification and Authentication of People, Devices, and Services In this part of this tutorial, we'll take a look at Manage Identification and Authentication of People, Devices, and Services to help you understand the different aspects of authentication. Identity Management Implementation The core activity within identity and access management (IAM) is the management of [...]