TORONTO-Mobile security company Diversinet Corp. said its newest authentication offering is ready for commercial use via cell phones and other mobile devices.
The company explained that security tokens, sometimes called hardware tokens, authentication tokens or cryptographic tokens, are small devices people can use to authenticate computer users. The tokens are often pocket-sized, so users can carry them around in their wallets. The tokens provide ever-changing access codes or password codes to a user, which the user can then use to access a computer.
Diversinet says its MobiSecure soft-tokens can be embedded directly into mobile devices, negating the need for users to carry around an additional device. The tokens provide authentication for users to access remote online servers and conduct online business, such as banking, shopping and gaming.
