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Vidoop Debuts New Authentication Tech
18 Apr, 2007, 4:18 pm IST |
Sharon Khare
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Vidoop, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based software technology company, has unveiled a secure login authentication technology at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco. Vidoop Secure eliminates passwords, adding a layer of security that is intuitive for users to understand, without requiring additional hardware. The Vidoop login system provides the user with a method of receiving a one-time access code at the last moment, just in time for login. The system draws the user's eye to the secret based on a personal selection made during the enrollment process. Instead of a password, each user chooses from a number of "categories", like "airplanes", "cars" or "keys". At time of login, Vidoop displays an array of images including an airplane, a car, or a key, and several other unrelated images. Without knowledge of the secret, the display appears completely random to other observers. The user spots the secret categories known only to him and notices a series of digits that act as the one-time access code. Since other observers do not know the user's categories, they do not know which of the displayed access codes to use as the key. Only the user can interpret the one-time access code from the display. "The Vidoop Secure solution addresses the fact that passwords are the weak link in Internet security. No matter how complicated or lengthy passwords are, they are easily compromised by readily available keystroke recording software," says Vidoop President and CEO, Joel Norvell. "And as consumers use more online services, they tend to use the same passwords over and over which creates an added security risk. Vidoop Secure addresses this problem by eliminating passwords and forming a security partnership with the user." Vidoop Secure is a login technology that provides security for web, network and email access, and is effective against prevalent forms of hacking. The technology offers consumers the convenience of a single sign-on solution for frequently visited websites, combined with a new level of security that gives users the ability to participate in securing their online experience. The technology distinguishes itself by incorporating a human cognitive element into the login sequence that defeats automated hacking. In addition to unveiling its new secure technology at Web 2.0 Expo, Vidoop will also launch an invitation-only beta version of myvidoop.com, Vidoop's consumer registration site that provides free single sign-on to OpenID enabled web sites. "Vidoop could be used to improve security anywhere you currently see username and password," according to Scott Blomquist, a former lead software developer who left Microsoft Corporation to join Vidoop as Chief Technology Officer. "However, a unique need exists with those websites where consumers conduct transactions online." |
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