How does FiveBarGate work?
Traditionally websites use one-factor authentication which requires a login name and password i.e. “something you know” in security terms.
Two-factor authentication introduces an “offline” component to the login process either using a one-time PIN number sent to a mobile phone, or a number generated from a separate device. Two-factor authentication requires “something you know and something you have”.
Three-factor authentication requires “something you know, something you have and something you ARE” and would require biometric, retina or DNA scanners to Authenticate. | | |
FiveBarGate is a mobile phone based, two-factor authentication tool, whereby a seven
digit long, one-time, time dependant alphanumeric GateKey is generated remotely
by applying a patented algorithm to the user’s login and password. This GateKey
is then is used to verify the user on a website.
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Easy authentication
• User inputs password into the client application sitting on his/her mobile
device
• Application generates a seven-digit alphanumeric GateKey and validation code
that is valid for a predetermined amount of time
• The user signs into the Internet site using the GateKey generated on the
mobile device (no passwords are necessary) together with the usual User ID
• The FiveBarGate Server component authenticates the user and presents a validation
code that was generated in conjunction with the GateKey (to validate the authenticity
of the website and circumvent Phishing attacks)
• The user gains access to the site
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