SoftLayer Technologies today began offering the VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) two-factor authentication system as an additional layer of security protecting customer account access.
SoftLayer is an infrastructure as a service provider, and allows customers to manage their entire IT environment via a proprietary Customer Portal. With VIP, customers can now require a second level of authentication to log into the Portal.
The VIP system requires a unique security code (in addition to a user name and password) to access an online account. Each time a user wants to access their account, they create a new security code via a VIP “credential”—a VIP Security Card, VIP Security Token, or the new VIP Access for Mobile application for iPhone or Blackberry. Requiring the security code significantly increases security; user names and passwords can be guessed or otherwise discovered, but users alone have access to their VIP credential and can generate a valid code. VIP is available free of charge for one user for all SoftLayer customer accounts, and only $3/month for each additional active user.
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