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Authentication

ALSO CALLED: Password Authentication, User Authentication, 3 Factor Authentication, Network Authentication, Carrier Access Codes, Remote Authentication, User ID, 2 Factor Authentication, Carrier Identification Codes, Access Authentication, Two-factor Authentication, Access Codes, 3-factor Authentication, and 2-factor Authentication
DEFINITION: Authentication is the process of determining whether someone or something is, in fact, who or what it is declared to be. In private and public computer networks (including the Internet), authentication is commonly done through the use of logon passwords. Knowledge of the password is assumed  … 
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Centralizing Application Access: An Independent Analysis
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 09 May 2008 | Published: 09 May 2008
SUMMARY: The main focus of this article is the visionapp Application Center and how visionapp Workspace Management helps to centralize web-based application access.

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Expert Tips to Overcoming Authentication Challenges
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PODCAST:   Posted: 06 May 2008 | Premiered: 06 May 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
SUMMARY: This podcast examines the characteristics of multi-factor authentication and how to keep online transactions secure by using this technology.

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EMC Documentum Information Rights Management
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 05 May 2008 | Published: 12 Dec 2006
SUMMARY: This White Paper provides an overview of the technical architecture of the Documentum IRM Server and Docuentum IRM clients.

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Security beyond Corporate Boundaries
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 05 May 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: Citrix XenApp's application delivery system can dramatically improve security and protect critical corporate data by delivering, not deploying, the applications that carry this critical data.

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Best Practices for securing PDAs from data loss, infections, and attacks
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SUMMARY: With the included OfficeScan™ Client/Server Edition 8.0 console, IT managers can save resources by managing security for smartphones, PDAs, desktops, servers, laptops or any combination of these devices.

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SUMMARY: IBS Integrator offers your company an IT solution that simplifies the complexities of system integration, data management and replication, and process synchronization.

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Offloading Remote Authentication for Servers
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2006
SUMMARY: This paper describes how F5's Advanced Client Authentication module works to protect your application infrastructure while increasing your server capacity by offloading authentication processing.

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A Guide to Providing Proactive Protection to Consumer Online Transactions
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WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 15 Feb 2008
SUMMARY: VIP is a comprehensive suite of identity protection and authentication services that enable consumer-facing applications to provide a secure online experience for end users at a reasonable cost.

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AUTHENTICATION DEFINITION (continued): …  to guarantee that the user is authentic. Each user registers initially (or is registered by someone else), using an assigned or self-declared password. On each subsequent use, the user must know and use the previously declared password. The weakness in this system for transactions that are significant (such as the exchange of money) is that passwords can often be stolen, accidentally revealed, or forgotten.

For this reason, Internet business and many other transactions require a more stringent … 
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