The memo does not include any requirements for authenticators to be phishing-resistant, even though DoD is required to retire phishable authenticators by 2027.

As promised last issue, I’m re-printing a glossary of strong/second factor authentication methods that TriCipher provided me along with the results of its sponsored survey on people’s perceptions of ...

A new Pentagon memo outlines approved non-CAC authentication tools and sets boundaries for accessing DOW systems without PKI.

Struggling with MCP authentication? The November 2025 spec just changed everything. CIMD replaces DCR's complexity with a simple URL-based approach—no registration endpoints, no client ID sprawl, ...

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Microsoft this week announced a preview of "Authentication Strength," a new control for organizations using the Azure Active Directory Conditional Access service. Authentication Strength lets IT pros ...

In today’s digital age, personal data is never safe. Cybercriminals are looking for every opportunity possible to acquire your user data. Ongoing data breaches continue to expose usernames, passwords, ...

Is Multi Factor Authentication a better security method than 2FA? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the ...

Human relationships rely on trust, which is why the true history of authentication extends back long before the first written documents referencing it. I suspect that as early as humans formed tribes, ...

If you are serious about computer/network security, then you must have a solid understanding of authentication methods. Debra Littlejohn Shinder takes a moment to lay out the role authentication plays ...