Consumer Application or Service - VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Authentication Service
Product/Technology: VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Authentication Service
Hardware or Software? Service
First Launched: February 2006
What it does? Based on open standards, the VIP Authentication Service is a two-factor authentication solution fully hosted by VeriSign that enables a wide choice of credentials including standalone tokens, credit card sized devices and mobile phones. The VIP Authentication Service is deployed on a VeriSign hosted network, which means consumers can use a single security device to authenticate themselves across any VIP-enabled Web site. By leveraging a shared security and logistics infrastructure, VIP makes it simpler and more cost-effective for companies with extensive online presence to implement stronger authentication. For organizations, membership in the VIP Network helps distribute the costs of strong authentication.
What makes it Innovative? While proprietary 2FA solutions from competitors incur high initial costs and infrastructure maintenance fees, VIP is deployed on a trusted and shared network that allows consumers to use a single security device to authenticate themselves across any VIP-enabled Web site. VIP is based on open standards, such as OATH, and enables a wide choice of credential form factors.
Targeted Users: Consumers
Satisfied Customers: Yes (eBay/PayPal, and AOL are a few sample organizations with end-customers using VIP credentials)
Company: Verisign, Inc.
Mailing Address: 487 E Middlefield Rd Mountain View, CA 94043 USA
Tel: 1-650-961-7500
Corporate Office and Mailing Address: Editors - Network Products Guide, Silicon Valley Communications, 5201 Great America Parkway, Suite 320, Santa Clara, California 95054 United States of America
