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. 2016;14(5):10.1109/msp.2016.96.
doi: 10.1109/msp.2016.96.

Secure and Usable Enterprise Authentication:: Lessons from the Field

Mary Theofanos  1 , Simson Garfinkel  1 , Yee-Yin Choong  1
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Secure and Usable Enterprise Authentication:: Lessons from the Field

Mary Theofanos et al. IEEE Secur Priv. 2016.

Abstract

Surveys of US Defense and Commerce department employees show that using Personal Identity Verification and Common Access Cards for two-factor authentication results in improved usability and security.

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