The Kerberos authentication protocol is the default authentication protocol of Windows Server 2003. This section examines how the protocol works by breaking down the complexity of the protocol into ...

Certificate-based authentication is a cryptographic technique that allows one computer to securely identify itself to another across a network connection, using a document called a public-key ...

A look at the recently released YubiKey 5 hardware authenticator series and how web authentication with the new WebAuthn API leverages devices like the YubiKey for painless website registration and ...

Today, SQL Server and Windows Authentication Mode may be able to successfully compete with Windows Authentication mode. Which Mode should be Used to Harden Authentication? Once the Database ...

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The Kerberos authentication method originated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1980s, as part of a project called Athena. The project involved integrating the computers on the MIT ...

Biometric technology is now cost-effective and functional enough for developers to use it in many application environments. The Oracle database supports some of the protocols that are commonly used ...

If you want to switch or configure Exchange Server authentication in Outlook, this article will be handy for you. It is possible to switch between various Exchange Server authentication protocols ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about contemporary cybersecurity and online privacy issues. Before talking about what authentication is and how it works, ...