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| Clickatell Partners with RSA, The Security Division of EMC Clickatell has partnered with RSA, The Security Division of EMC, to enable the delivery of two-factor authentication to mobile devices, via SMS. The results of this technological partnership were recently demonstrated by the two companies at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, CA. Providing timely and direct messages in seconds, SMS is the ideal form of communication to help enterprises and government agencies provide one-time passwords to mobile employees, contractors and partners. And, given the ubiquity of cell phones as a device we carry at all times, the mobile device is a reliable and convenient method of reaching the intended party. RSA SecurID one-time passwords expire after a brief time period making them ideal to provide to users via SMS. Two-factor authentication combines 'something you know' with 'something you have', providing a more reliable and secure level of user identity assurance than static and reusable passwords. As a result of Clickatell's collaboration with RSA, users who don't typically carry an RSA SecurID two-factor authentication token can now receive an RSA-generated one-time password via text message directly to their cell phone. This allows for immediate and secure access to the corporate network, without requiring physical tokens to be assigned or software to be installed. In addition, this technology partnership provides enterprises with a business continuity option that is designed to enable broad-based secure remote access to corporate resources even during a business disruption scenario. write your comments about the article :: © 2008 Computing News :: home page |