Appendix B
Two Factor Authentication
This appendix provides an overview of Two-Factor Authentication, and an example of how to implement the WiKID solution.
This appendix contains the following sections:
•“Why do I need Two-Factor Authentication?” on this page.
•“NETGEAR Two-Factor Authentication Solutions” on page B-2
Why do I need Two-Factor Authentication?
In today’s market, online identity theft and online fraud continue to be one of the fast-growing cyber crime activities used by many unethical hackers and cyber criminals to steal digital assets for financial gains. Many companies and corporations are losing millions of dollars and running into risks of revealing their trade secrets and other proprietary information as the results of these cyber crime activities. Security threats and hackers have become more sophisticated, and user names, encrypted passwords, and the presence of firewalls are no longer enough to protect the networks from being compromised. IT professionals and security experts have recognized the need to go beyond the traditional authentication process by introducing and requiring additional factors to the authentication process. NETGEAR has also recognized the need to provide more than just a firewall to protect the networks. As part the new maintenance firmware release, NETGEAR has implemented a more robust authentication system known as Two-Factor Authentication (2FA or T-FA) on its SSL and IPsec VPN firewall product line to help address the fast-growing network security issues.
What are the benefits of Two-Factor Authentication?
•Stronger security. Passwords cannot efficiently protect the corporate networks because attackers can easily guess simple passwords or users cannot remember complex and unique passwords. One-time passcode (OTP) strengthens and replaces the need to remember complex password.
•No need to replace existing hardware. Two-Factor Authentication can be added to existing NETGEAR products through via firmware upgrade.
Two Factor Authentication | B-1 |
v1.1, August 2010
