Reset Your Passwords with AuthTake PassKiosk and Reduce Your Costs
Almost every technological device in our hands has turned into a puzzle booklet with passwords. But with one difference… Puzzles are fun! Remembering all of our passwords when we need them is a nightmare for many of us. At the same time, we have all experienced how a mistake in one part of the puzzle can make the whole page a mess. And forgetting one of our passwords can turn the systems it is linked to into a chain of puzzle pages with knots in them. IT help desks are mobilizing like soldiers in armor to rescue us from the pit we have fallen into, but all the while, the clock on the wall is ticking away quickly and unplanned costs are emerging. AuthTake PassKiosk aims to save you the trouble. What is AuthTake PassKiosk and How to Use It? PassKiosk Self-Service Password Reset service developed by AuthTake for you is a mechanism where you can reset your passwords by yourself. Users can quickly reset forgotten or confused passwords via SMS, security question or multi-factor authentication (MFA). In AuthTake PassKiosk Self-Service Password Reset, new and old passwords are not saved in the system, making the process completely secure. To reset passwords without the need for complex and time-consuming IT processes, users send an SMS to the number specified by the organization by writing “PASSWORD”. The reply from the number contains their new password, so it only takes a few minutes to log in and set a new password. Another option is to click on “forgot password” in the web panel. The alternatives are to answer the security question, enter the verification code sent to the phone, or log in by creating a one-time password (OTP) with the AuthTake mobile application. Although only one of these is sufficient to reset the password, two verification methods can be preferred to increase security. Save Your Time, Reduce Your Costs What institutions, organizations and companies want to get away from at great speed is unnecessary workload. Although each stakeholder who has to cope with multiple tasks during working hours makes their own planning to save time, instant interventions are important in business lines based on online systems. For this reason, IT help desks are tasked with responding to users who cannot access the system within a short period of time and providing solutions to their problems as quickly as possible. It is an additional workload for IT teams when every user who cannot log in to the system requests support from help desks for password problems. PassKiosk Self-Service Password Reset solution prevents disruptions caused by lost time during the intervention of the teams. So, this is a way to automate one more workload while reducing the costs you spend on IT teams. A Facilitative Method for Everyone AuthTake PassKiosk offers an interface that can be easily implemented by system users who want to reset their password, and another advantage is that you can involve your IT team in the process. Thanks to PassKiosk, help desk staff and IT administrators can open locked accounts more easily and quickly and continue to play an active role in helping users reset their passwords. Thus, the help desk’s chance to intervene in crisis situations is preserved. As we mentioned above, at no point in this process are new or old passwords recorded and cannot be viewed by the help desk. It wouldn’t be wrong to call AuthTake PassKiosk, which is secure, time-saving and reduces costs, the magic pen of your puzzles. To prevent disruptions that may be caused by chain misfortunes, you can contact us now to get more information! Contact Us
Problems Created by Password Managers and The Safest Way of Authentication: Passwordless Authentication
Small-scale battles with passwords, nervous breakdowns after forgotten passwords, and our brains struggling to come up with new passwords finally got us to say: “Help!” And someone must have heard our voices because the concept of “Password Manager” was born. But it didn’t take us long to realize that this mechanism was no different from a band-aid in a first aid kit. First interventions usually feel good. Password managers were first responders to the cries for help from users drowning in passwords, which felt good at the time, but of course fell short of meeting long-term needs. The next step was a professional treatment process… Passwordless authentication! Problems of Password Managers The countless passwords required by many systems and applications have been scanned by password manager applications, saved and become autofillable for you. Although automatically filling in your password when you enter an application may seem like a comforting application, we would like to remind you that you will face a much bigger problem if you forget your master password. Having a single password managing interconnected systems is an indication that other accounts and personal information may also be at risk. Precautions against this risk are of course taken for admin systems with passwords for multiple accounts, but this is not the only problem. Due to security vulnerabilities in password management systems, installing malware on the media where your passwords are saved may cause hackers to access your passwords. As the application in question has become more and more popular, there has been a noticeable increase in companies providing this service, and it has become difficult to choose which one operates with truly reliable policies. In addition, password managers do not require additional authentication from users, paving the way for online identity theft. Predictable passwords or the reuse of previously compromised passwords made it easier for malicious actors who were not subjected to a second verification. We know that the auto-fill option gives you speed in your logins. But what if sites you don’t control take advantage of this feature? Technically, your passwords cannot be entered automatically on sites organized for phishing, but new software developed for cyberattacks now eliminates many impossible possibilities. In this situation, the biggest advantage of password managers suddenly becomes a disadvantage. Both Fast and Reliable: Passwordless Authentication Many of the problems that we mentioned above are caused by still using passwords to log into systems and applications. Password managers, which are offered as a solution to password logins that cause chaos due to being forgotten or constantly mixed up, carry many risks as well as the convenience they provide you. For this reason, Passwordless Authentication is the only method we can guarantee ourselves by taking advantage of today’s technology. In this option, we use Public-Key Cryptography (PKC) infrastructure consisting of public/private key pairs, and we make the process the most reliable with FIDO support. Passwordless Authentication takes place with information that can only be provided by you, such as push notifications, QR code, one-time password and biometric data. This prevents identity and data theft. There are also different measures taken by AuthTake to make the Passwordless Authentication method more secure. For example, you can protect your data regardless of where you are with remote locking. In cases where your session remains open for a long time, you can get a chance to intervene by receiving an alarm. By initiating the user authentication process from the mobile application against attacks that aim to capture your data, such as Sniffing and MITM, you will observe that these attacks are successfully blocked. At the same time, AuthTake Passwordless Authentication allows you to access using a PIN even when you are not connected to the system thanks to its offline mode. Even though you may have gotten used to the convenience provided by password managers, we would like to remind you that there is always a better method for your identity and data security. It shouldn’t be forgotten that passwordless logins, which you can make with the information that can only be provided by you, away from problems and risks, are also very fast and practical… You can experience the advantages and ease of use of the Passwordless Authentication method for free for 30 days with AuthTake. Contact Us
Increase Your Security with Risk-Based Authentication (RBA)
Even though systems that bring together all partners of institutions, organizations and companies are facilitating in terms of operation, they bring with them many risks. The most critical question is whether each user who will log in to the system or application in question is really a stakeholder of the organization or company. Especially in organizations where remote working and hybrid working models are adopted, the security of system logins should be taken under control more than ever. AuthTake Risk-Based Authentication is an eliminative force to take control and notify you of insecure access requests. It helps protect you from cyberattack threats and maximizes your system security. While authentication for trusted logins is kept simple, requesting extra information from users for risky login requests makes your time management easier and saves your IT teams from unnecessary workload. What is Risk-Based Authentication (RBA)? Risk-Based Authentication is one of the AuthTake identity and access management solutions. As the number of users who want to access the systems increases and it becomes more difficult to control fixed user logins with remote working, the need for a facilitating method has emerged. In the Risk-Based Authentication method that meets this need, the trustworthiness of users trying to log in to the system is checked on the basis of various contexts and insecure logins are detected. This is where Risk-Based Authentication observes suspicious users’ personal information such as location and IP address. The observation of movements that differ from the trackable and controllable movements of a normal user makes these entries suspicious. Multi factor authentication methods are used to determine the real identity of the person. Biometric datas, QR codes or one-time passwords are interrogated with AuthTake FIDO infrastructure. Entry is allowed if the requested data is provided correctly. In cases where authentication fails, the user is prevented from entering the system. Depending on your preference, you can provide a filtered control by choosing to be notified of threatening login attempts and their details. While attempts by malicious attackers have failed, preventing similar risks is important for your cybersecurity. Why is Risk-Based Authentication (RBA) Important? Many organizations that adopt the Zero Trust strategy with the remote working model appeal to different ways and methods to prevent each threat and attack against their systems. AuthTake Risk-Based Authentication analyzes each user’s behavior and generates a risk score for each access request to identify Real-Time Threat Signals. Identifying users with high risk scores leads to additional credentials being requested, increasing the reliability of the process and achieving the goal of the Zero Trust strategy. Risk-Based Authentication, which exempts trusted users from these processes, also helps to reduce the congestion caused by unnecessary transactions. Advantages of Risk-Based Authentication Securing the systems in your organization is very important to reduce the risks of cyberattacks. Since Risk-Based Authentication will prevent strangers whose movements cannot be detected from accessing your systems or applications, you will be protected from cyberattacks and both your data and corporate information will remain safe. Another advantage of this method is that it reduces the workload of IT teams and that threats that cannot be detected by those responsible for system security are detected and taken under control. At the same time, recording non-risk entries is important to facilitate smooth entries. Both employees and other stakeholders who are part of the system can log in easily without going through a detailed authentication process each time. In this way, the eliminative power of Risk-Based Authentication can be adopted as a fair way to manage time. This method, which undertakes an important task to distinguish between trusted and threatening user profiles and to block access requests that pose a risk, is a user-friendly option that AuthTake has incorporated to ensure your cyber security. You can contact us to get more detailed information. Contact Us
A TouchStone in Authentication: What is FIDO?
Identity security is an issue that has been emphasized for many years and has been tried to be improved with different initiatives to make digital systems more secure. Every effort in this area leads to more stringent protocols. In this way, new standards created for secure user authentication processes have the authority to dominate the most used systems. FIDO (Fast Identity Online), a building block in authentication, has created a phishing-resistant standard. When cybersecurity strategies are implemented on the basis of FIDO, the successes achieved also open the doors of useful logins for users. What is FIDO and How Did It Come from? FIDO, short for Fast Identity Online, is simply defined as an authentication standard based on public key cryptography. Intensive work began in 2012, when leading technology organizations such as PayPal, Lenovo, Nok Nok Labs, Validity Sensors, Infineon and Agnitio came together to develop a strong, secure and simple-to-use authentication standard. In 2013, Google, Yubico and NXP formed the alliances of the FIDO Alliance with the idea of two-factor authentication. While the leaders of the technology industry are working on measures against phishing within the FIDO Alliance, it has been understood by many institutions and organizations that passwords alone are not secure enough. When the FIDO Alliance industry was established, while solutions were sought to prevent cyber attacks, attackers were also busy thinking about how to pass over new firewalls. While multi-factor authentication methods are seen as a way to eliminate the insecurity of passwords, there is an overlooked point… Developing technology has created software vulnerabilities in digital systems, and the security of applications and websites has become weak. Phishers have figured out how to neutralize the extra methods used for authentication and have increased attacks on it. For this reason, FIDO2 has become the accepted standard for passwordless authentication by many organizations. Why is FIDO2 Important for Authentication? Building on the work put forward by the FIDO Alliance, FIDO2 aimed to get rid of passwords completely by unifying the standards in the two-factor authentication stages. With FIDO2, online systems have now made authentication with biometric data possible. Methods such as fingerprint, iris scanning, facial and voice recognition, and an application programming interface called WebAuthn enabled companies to implement FIDO2 protocols, ensuring maximum security in authentication. Thanks to this standard, where information is not stored, copied or transferred between vehicles, the possibility of identity information being compromised is minimized. AuthTake Products and FIDO2 Infrastructure AuthTake, which aims to maximize the security of systems in identity and access management, supports its products with FIDO2 protocols and acts with the working principle of this accepted standard in the solution methods it has put forward for you. Using things that only you have in all authentication processes prevents cyber attacks and reduces your excessive dependence on passwords. So, as the FIDO Alliance open industry takes one step closer to the goal of a password-free world, AuthTake is based on the most reliable sources for your security goals. Although FIDO2, which is known as the touchstone of the authentication process, is considered Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) by nature, it must be admitted that it brings a new perspective to MFA in terms of method. AuthTake, which is sure that there is always a better way and brings these ways to you, aims to protect your data and personal information at the maximum level by working integrated with the most up-to-date and most reliable protocols in identity and access management. You can contact us to get detailed information about our products and to start the 30-day free trial period. Contact Us
Lock Your Doors with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Our digital devices, which provide us with thousands of data with a single click, and the applications which we share our personal information, have never been as secure as we thought. As our awareness increased, we began to understand that the passwords requested from us only create a door between our personal data and the platforms we want to log in, but those doors are never locked. Phone numbers, bank details, current locations and email addresses that we save in a single account or system become easily accessible in the event of unauthorized access. Many organizations that can’t ensure data security due to compromised passwords have to make much more effort to compensate for the negativity. This is where Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) comes in, locking the doors and putting the key in the safest hands – yours. What is Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and How Does It Work? Multi-factor authentication is a firewall where users face different authentication mechanisms other than username/e-mail and password when logging into the systems or applications they want to access. When the login informations are filled in correctly, the second stage is passed and it is questioned whether the person requesting entry is really you. MFA methods are based on personal information such as “What you know” (your username and password), “What you have” (your app or email), “What you are” (your physical characteristics such as fingerprints, voice, facial recognition) and “Where you are” (your location), which are used to verify your identity. MFA, which is an effective solution against the possibility of passwords being compromised, is one of the identity and access management strategies we encounter most frequently today. AuthTake MFA uses the following methods with FIDO2 infrastructure for this query: Push Notifications, Biometric Data, QR Code and Hardware Tokens. While information requests, which are the first steps of double-factor authentication, include queries such as “The name of your first pet” and “Your mother’s maiden name”, which only users can know, developing technology has made identity verifications much more secure. It has become possible for you to log in faster and easier with methods such as instant approval notifications on your phone or other devices, single-use passwords, QR codes and fingerprint and facial recognition. Replacing information that even you may forget or confuse with technological solutions has laid the foundation for multi-factor authentication, and the freedom to choose the method you want with AuthTake MFA aims to shape your use according to your personal experience. Advantages of Multi-Factor Authentication MFA method, which makes your authentication the most secure, gives you multiple advantages. The first, of course, is that it reduces cyber-attacks. You can’t know how unauthorized access requests will be planned and when they will occur in your organization, company or personal use. Therefore, it is important to consider the possibility of your passwords being stolen and to take precautions. The second advantage is that your security level can be determined and your Information Technologies (IT) infrastructures can be improved by controlling your access. Another advantage is that data security can be fully ensured in remote working models and information can be protected end-to-end with multiple authentication processes. AuthTake MFA, which reduces the risk of your accounts being stolen by 99%, acts as a strong lock against the vulnerable doors of passwords. Considering that 81% of data breaches are caused by weak or compromised passwords, questioning your identity with multiple options is not a time-wasting situation as you think, but a security for your data. Contact Us
In the New World, the Fast One Wins: What is Single Sign-On (SSO)?
In the New World, the Fast One Wins: What is Single Sign-On (SSO)? SSO, which shortened from Single Sign-On, is a mechanism that shortens the authentication process and makes it possible to log in to systems or applications more easily. Strong strategies in identity and access management give brands, institutions, companies or individuals an advantage. The world, which has begun to rotate with the wind created by technological developments, is now a planet where the fastest wins… Have you ever calculated how many emails you answer, how many phone calls you make or how many messages you reply to on Whatsapp during the day? Let’s guess… You don’t have time for this right? Because you don’t want to lose your identity in your social and private life after a busy working day, you might want to slow down at the end of work and resist the fast flow of life. However, even though this desire has become your basic view of life, it is a fact that the fast one is always one step ahead when it comes to business life. Of course, it shouldn’t be ignored that speed increases the margin of error. AuthTake knows the importance of being fast and practical when logging in your account or system. What is Single Sign-On? SSO enables a user to log in multiple systems or applications with a single authentication process. The login request transmitted to the authorization server redirects the user to the login page. Thanks to the verified credentials, the person is approved by the server and can log in to all services using the same SSO system with a single click. In this authentication system, AuthTake SSO uses Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Open Authorization (OAuth) and OIDC (OpenID Connect) standards and protocols. While users’ authentication information is transmitted to the application system services via Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), it uses Extensible Markup Language (XML) as the communication structure. XML, a programming language for defining login information and supporting the exchange of information, protects the integrity of data. This standard provides a secure process in which user information doesn’t need to be stored in the system. Is Single Sign-On (SSO) Secure? Logging into multiple systems or applications with a single authentication process may raise the following question in your mind: “If my login informations are stolen, will my multiple accounts be compromised?” At this point, it should be emphasized that Single Sign-On is a method that will keep your accounts safe. Passwordless authentication options to ensure identity security in SSO will increase your data security. Different passwords used to ensure access security redirect users to similar passwords after a while. For example, if you use five different applications, you are more likely to use the same password for two or three applications in order not to forget your passwords. Password changes requested to keep your accounts safe will cause you to create more insecure passwords over time. AuthTake Single Sign-On ensures security standards by using the FIDO and allows you to choose between password and passwordless login options. Having strong technological reflexes will speed up you and your organization and allow you to spend more time on the issues you need to focus on. Thanks to AuthTake SSO, you can be one step ahead of your competitors because the fast and secure operation of your working system will destroyed the possibility of disruptions. At points where your competitors may waste time (wasting time logging in, needing a help desk to reset passwords, not being able to log in due to forgotten passwords, etc.). You can make a difference with AuthTake and achieve success in keeping up with the pace of the new world. Contact Us
There is Always “More” in Identity Security, Settling for Less Increases Risks.
People are seen as beings who are insatiable and have endless desires. Is it a bad thing to always desire better working conditions, a better house, better relationships and more money? Having high goals has been a driving force that has led human beings to discover in the process. So, what happens if we tend to settle for what we have, even though we know we have better than what we have? Let’s consider this issue from an identity security perspective. Nowadays, people can demand many products that they don’t actually need. The greater the impact of marketing on this, the more important the desire to have “more”. We are all familiar with people who start demanding a new product when it comes out, even though it’s only been a year since they bought it. Let’s think about the example of the iPhone that the whole world knows. Let’s imagine the queues that formed in front of the stores on the day the new iPhone model goes on sale. Do all these people really need a new iPhone? Or is the pursuit of a better camera, a better operating system, higher resolutions a reflection of a habit we have always had? Yes, that’s exactly how it is. This situation, which seems to be “insatiable”, actually reveals our desire to take maximum level of all the benefits provided by technology. Data Sharing and Identity Security Technological developments cause more data sharing day by day. Every environment in which we share our personal or corporate information poses risks in terms of cyber security. Even though explicit consent is often required for “sharing data with third parties”, personal data security cannot be ensured in cases where this information is accepted without reading. Therefore, ensuring personal or corporate data security is about ensuring identity security. In this regard, passwordless authentication, which we have encountered in recent years, has already become a part of digital transformation. Passwords that can be easily forgotten or confused by users also lead up to cyberattacks. More in Identity Security To prevent the cyberattacks that we mentioned above, you need to leave aside your habitual passwords. We know this may seem strange to you… But unfortunately, the difficult criteria required from you when creating your passwords does not mean that your passwords cannot be stolen. AuthTake’s identity and access management methods developed for you make your access to your individual and corporate applications the most secure. Passwordless Authentication and FIDO2 WebAuthn The passwordless user authentication method offered by AuthTake is based on FIDO2 WebAuthn, which is an important standard for passwordless authentication. Now let’s look at how the process works… When users request login from their devices, the device transmits the login request to the AuthTake server. The server creates a Challenge message and sends it to the device and the device signs the Challenge message with the secret key and sends it back to the server. AuthTake servers verify the login by comparing the validity of the signed message with its own key. During this verification process, FIDO requests biometric verification from the user. In this way, it provides you with a safe and fast login experience. Additionally, authentications can continue in offline mode and your identity security is never at risk. While logging in with the password is considered a step for authentication, passwordless authentication is one of the “Mores” that technology offers you. While settling for the methods that you are accustomed to puts both your data and your identity security at risk, asking for more from AuthTake maximizes your cyber security. Contact Us
What is Passwordless Authentication and What Does it Provide You?
Although passwords have been tools used for a long time to log in, they have become more vulnerable to increasing cyber attacks due to their speed and variety. Even if users use very strong and complex passwords, they cannot eliminate the risk of being subjected to a cyber attack. Passwords are easily stolen and are often reused on the same platforms or social media accounts, creating an inevitable security vulnerability for individual users and organizations. The inadequacy of passwords alone for account security has created the need for different user authentication solutions. Passwordless authentication, which provides a secure way to authenticate user identity without the need for passwords, is one of the solutions that has become increasingly popular in recent years and provides a strong defense infrastructure against cyber attacks. In this article, we will discuss what passwordless authentication is, how it works, and the benefits it provides. What is Passwordless Authentication? Passwordless authentication is a user authentication method that does not require users to enter a password or answer a security question to access their individual and corporate accounts. Instead of passwords, various methods such as biometric factors like fingerprints and face scans, one-time passwords (OTP), and hard tokens are used. With passwordless login solutions, users can access their accounts more quickly and securely without the need to memorize complex passwords or write them down. Passwordless authentication eliminates the security risks associated with passwords and provides users with a maximum level of security for accessing their accounts, making it increasingly popular today. While password-based authentication methods are becoming outdated, passwordless authentication provides users with a safer, easier, and more user-friendly experience. Advantages of Passwordless Authentication The most important advantage of passwordless authentication is that it is much more secure than traditional password-based authentication. It makes it difficult for hackers to infiltrate systems by guessing or brute-forcing attacks. Additionally, by eliminating passwords, it eliminates the risks of sharing passwords or using the same password for multiple accounts. With passwordless access, users no longer need to write down or save their passwords, making it more convenient. This technology that completely eliminates passwords also reduces password reset costs and help desk workload. According to Gartner, 20% to 50% of all help desk calls are related to password resets. Passwordless authentication also provides another benefit of faster and more practical user experience. Users can quickly and securely access their accounts by scanning QR codes or using push notifications without spending time on password entry. Why AuthTake? AuthTake Passwordless Authentication enables you to move away from shared secrets like passwords, which are often targeted by identity thieves, and transition to fully passwordless identity authentication using FIDO2, WebAuthn, and public key encryption technologies. You can contact us for more information. Contact Us
