What are the most common digital authentication methods?

How an organization authenticates users and devices is a hugely important piece in the cybersecurity puzzle. Get to know the various forms of digital authentication.

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• Andrew Froehlich, West Gate Networks

Unique passwords

When most of us think of authentication, what typically comes to mind is a unique combination of username and password. In the enterprise, passwords remain the most common digital authentication method. Users or devices typically have their own username that is not secret. This username is combined with a unique and secret password known only by the users or devices to access company data, applications and services. While the unique password authentication method works, the number of passwords users must manage can make this approach burdensome. This is one reason why technologies such as single sign-on (SSO) have become so popular. With SSO, a single password will authenticate users and enable access ...