Description
Authoritize is a secure, reliable log in solution that offers strong, two-factor authentication and convenient login to your Mac OS X 10.5 computer.
Security is always a trade off between convenience and complexity and whilst a single password is convenient it is not the most secure. By using a Yubico Yubikey USB security token you provide another layer of security which means you don't have to remember long complex passwords.
Security is always a trade off between convenience and complexity and whilst a single password is convenient it is not the most secure. By using a Yubico Yubikey USB security token you provide another layer of security which means you don't have to remember long complex passwords.
Features
- Genuine two factor authentication - 'something you have' and 'something you know'.
- Integrates seamlessly into OS X using native frameworks and plug-in architecture.
- Each generated password is unique every single time.
- No drivers required, a Yubikey looks to your Mac like a regular keyboard.
- Uses secure 128 bit industry standard encryption.
- Easy to setup and configure from the Preferences Panel.
Roadmap
These are some of the features planned for upcoming releases of Authoritize. This is not an exhaustive list, if your killer feature is not listed then please get in touch.
- Option to authenticate with a key server, either local or remote.
- Key login selectable on an account by account basis.
- Track key usage data. Helps to prevent replay attacks.
- Option to lock the machine if the key is removed.
- Integration with open Directory.
Beta 1 now available
Click the button to download the first public beta release of Authoritize. You will need to be running OS X 10.5 or later and have a Yubikey with a known private AES.
Plug the Yubikey into a spare USB port and it looks to your Mac just like a keyboard. Only it doesn't have any keys. What it does have is a single, glowing touch sensitive button. Gently touch the button and the Yubikey generates a unique and random string of characters.
When you login, Authoritize decrypts this password using a very secure 128 bit AES secret key. If this is successful then we know this is the key associated with this login account.
There is no longer a need to use long, complex passwords that need to be written down. Choose a simple easy to remember password.
When you login, Authoritize decrypts this password using a very secure 128 bit AES secret key. If this is successful then we know this is the key associated with this login account.
There is no longer a need to use long, complex passwords that need to be written down. Choose a simple easy to remember password.
