From passwords to passkeys to a veritable alphabet soup of other options — second-factor authentication (2FA)/one-time passwords (OTP), multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO), silent ...

Michael Engle is Cofounder at 1Kosmos and was previously head of InfoSec at Lehman Brothers and Cofounder of Bastille Networks. In many enterprise environments, it’s common for identity verification ...

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Identity has always been treated as an annoyance within IT infrastructure, usually because the primary form of authentication — passwords — are hard to remember ...

Struggling with MCP authentication? The November 2025 spec just changed everything. CIMD replaces DCR's complexity with a simple URL-based approach—no registration endpoints, no client ID sprawl, ...

Windows Identity Foundation turns authentication over to token servers, reducing demands on developers while preparing the way for a service-oriented world. It also integrates with the authorization ...

Take advantage of improved identity management in ASP.NET Core to implement identity-based authentication for minimal APIs quickly, easily, and with less code. Minimal APIs in ASP.NET Core allow us to ...

Tyler Lacoma has spent more than 10 years testing tech and studying the latest web tool to help keep readers current. He's here for you when you need a how-to guide, explainer, review, or list of the ...

Question: What is the difference between identity verification and authentication? Shai Cohen, senior vice president of global fraud solutions, TransUnion: As more services shift to a virtual format, ...