Two-Factor Authentication
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NETGEAR ProSAFE VPN Firewall FVS318G v2
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The PIN to access your account is
something you know.
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The ATM card is
something you possess.
You must use both of these factors to gain access to your bank account. Similar to the way
ATM cards work, access to the corporate networks and data can also be strengthened using
a combination of multiple factors such as a PIN and a token (hardware or software) to
validate the users and reduce the incidence of online identity theft.
NETGEAR Two-Factor Authentication Solutions
NETGEAR implements two two-factor authentication solutions from WiKID. WiKID is the
software-based token solution. So instead of using only Windows Active Directory or LDAP
as the authentication server, administrators now can use WiKID to perform two-factor
authentication on NETGEAR VPN firewall products.
The WiKID solution is based on a request-response architecture where a one-time passcode
(OTP), which is time-synchronized with the authentication server, is generated and sent to
the user after the validity of a user credential is confirmed by the server.
The request-response architecture is capable of self-service initialization by end users,
dramatically reducing implementation and maintenance costs.
Here is an example of how WiKID works:
To use WiKID (for end users):
1.
Launch the WiKID token software, enter the PIN that was provided (
something the user
know
s), and click the
Continue
button to receive the OTP from the WiKID
authentication server:
