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Securing Internet Information Services

Running Head : COMPUTER SCIENCE

Securing Internet Information Services

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Securing Internet Information Services

Authentication is a form of securing internet information services whereby verification is done as to whether the user can access the site he /she is attempting to access . Those who are allowed to access the information are given some secrets like password that forms part of credentials they require in order to gain access to the protected services . The aim of authentication is to minimize risks . There are mainly

three types of authentication . This include what you have like keys , identification card , pass card and tokens , what you are like fingerprints and voice match and finally what you know like password and passphrases

However , the use of passwords and passphrases is regarded as the most secure method of authentication and it is also cumbersome . This are the things that the individual knows by himself /herself only and one cannot be compelled to tell . Additionally , passwords cannot be stolen from an individual 's mind or be duplicated . It is true that neither a person nor the courts can force one to spell his /her most secret passwords (Toast 2007 . What you know is far much better than what you have or what you are . This is because what you have can be duplicated and what you are can be coerced , but what you know cannot be stolen or used to falsify the credentials . The use of passwords and user names forms the basic authentication...

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