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• No need to replace existing hardware. Two-Factor Authentication can be added to
existing NETGEAR products through via firmware upgrade.
• Quick to deploy and manage. The WiKID solution integrates seamlessly with the
NETGEAR SSL and network storage products.
• Proven regulatory compliance. Two-Factor Authentication has been used as a
mandatory authentication process for many corporations and enterprises worldwide.
What is Two-Factor Authentication
Two-factor authentication is a new security solution that enhances and strengthens security
by implementing multiple factors to the authentication process that challenge and confirm the
users identities before they can gain access to the network. There are several factors that are
used to validate the users to make that you are who you said you are. These factors are:
• Something you know—for example, your password or your PIN.
• Something you have—for example, a token with generated passcode that is either 6 to 8
digits in length.
• Something you are—for example, biometrics such as fingerprints or retinal.
This appendix focuses and discusses only the first two factors, something you know and
something you have. This new security method can be viewed as a two-tiered authentication
approach because it typically relies on what you know and what you have. A common
example of two-factor authentication is a bank (ATM) card that has been issued by a bank
institute:
• The PIN to access your account is “something you know”
• The ATM card is “something you have”
You must have both of these factors to gain access to your bank account. Similar to the ATM
card, access to the corporate networks and data can also be strengthen using combination of
the multiple factors such as a PIN and a token (hardware or software) to validate the users
and reduce the incidence of online identity theft.
NETGEAR Two-Factor Authentication Solutions
NETGEAR has implemented 2 Two-Factor Authentication solutions from WiKID. WiKID is the
software-based token solution. So instead of using only Windows Active Directory or LDAP
as the authentication server, administrators now have the option to use WiKID to perform
Two-Factor Authentication on NETGEAR SSL and network storage products.
The WiKID solution is based on a request-response architecture where a one-time passcode
(OTP), that is time-synchronized with the authentication server, is generated and sent to the
user after the validity of a user credential has been confirmed by the server.
The request-response architecture is capable of self-service initialization by end-users,
dramatically reducing implementation and maintenance costs. Here is an example of how
WiKID works.