I’m sure you can agree with me that the safety and security of your clients’ data on any website or web service is of utmost importance. The safety and security of their data is one thing that they want to be assured of. Unfortunately with the recent news and stories in which people’s passwords have been stolen it has become a more important subject to dwell on. Usually the answer to problems like this is to beef up the security algorithms and method so that even when the passwords are stolen or exposed the thief would not be able to crack the passwords and ultimately have access to your information.
As a web service provider you always hope that the person who has logged in to your service is who they say they are, i.e. the account holder. However, unless you are there in person to witness the login you can never be sure.
As a web service provider you are always thinking how can I ensure security without compromising the user experience by adding cumbersome complicated steps? The good thing is that there are ways to lessen the chances of another person being an impostor of your client. By sending a text message with an extra code to your client to authenticate them you significantly lessen the chances of someone else accessing your client’s data. Our mobile phones are very personal, and we have them with us almost all the time. This means any impostor cannot login to the service you provide for your client unless if they
Whilst this is still possible the chances of an online hacker having your password and also having access to your text messages at the same time are very slim. This means when your clients login to your service they now have 2 different and yet simple paths to authenticate themselves. The first part is authenticating them online via password, the second part of the whole process is sending them a unique random code that only they can access through their phone. This is why it is called 2-factor authentication. This 2-factor process makes sure that:
The advantages of a web service provider having this as their validation process is that they
At SMSJuice we provide developer APIs that help with 2-factor authentication. We deliver the SMS code to your clients for the extra layer of authentication. They can either then enter it on your web application to satisfy the access requirements for your web application/service. To get a free trial signup here and get 20 free messages to try out with our developer API.
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