Hello Class,
As we all have learned throughout the weeks and from our personal experience, biometrics has become
the normal form of authentication. Every day we use it without even thinking about it anymore. iPhone
uses facial recognition, Samsung uses fingerprint, and there are multiple applications that can be
downloaded for each Operating System to lean off of these methods of authentication.
One of the most common applications that is used through the apple and play store is the Microsoft
Authenticator application. This application is widely used and known throughout the IT and
Cybersecurity world. It works as a Password Access Manager (PAM), Two-Factor Authentication, and a
Biometric authenticated application. Some may not view is as this, but when you
considered the
characteristics used for biometrics and that most users would use the same for their mobile phones
instead of a pin or pattern, this aligns with the definition. This allows for users to sign into needed
environments with to confirm their identity after enabling the application to sign-in through the
preferred phone settings, Facial or Fingerprint Recognition (Dalton, 2019).
The Microsoft Authenticator application seemed to gain a reputation throughout the enterprise world
and has been the preferred application used. This is due to the password management featured with the
application that provides multi-factor authentication. When being approved to sign into the application,
a one-time sign-in code is generated every 30 seconds. This provides users and administrators with a
higher level of security than before (ICT Monitor Worldwide, 2021). This also provided lower cases of
user error by providing accidental approval through the applications notification prompt.
Mike
References:
Dalton, A. (2019, July 17).
Microsoft replaces the password with a phone-based log-in
.
Engadget.
https://www.engadget.com/2017-04-18-microsoft-replaces-the-password-with-a-
phone-based-log-in.html
Microsoft rolls out new microsoft authenticator features for enterprise users. (2021, Nov 20).
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