CEO of Winfrasoft talks to the Editor of ITSecurityGuru about the state of the authentication market

The CEO of Winfrasoft, Steven Hope, recently met with the Editor of ITSecurityGuru, Dan Raywood, in London to talk about the state of the authentication market, and how it hopes to break the token to server silo mantra. 


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Winfrasoft Joins The FIDO Alliance To Support Simpler And Stronger Authentication

Winfrasoft, the developer of the award-winning PINgrid soft-token authentication solution, today announces its membership of the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance, an industry consortium revolutionising online authentication with standards for strong authentication.

“We are excited to welcome our newest associate member Winfrasoft,” said Michael Barrett, FIDO Alliance president. “The FIDO vision of universal strong authentication promises better security, enhanced privacy, more commerce and expansion of services throughout digital industries. Winfrasoft’s addition to our Alliance supports our industry goal to make user authentication easier and safer for all parties.”

CEO of Winfrasoft, Steven Hope states: “Winfrasoft has joined the FIDO Alliance as we share the vision to break the token<->server silo mantra.” Hope adds: “The global demand for our PINgrid solution, from organisations of all sizes and sectors, suggests that the market is beginning to break free from inflexible hard-tokens and unsecure password-based authentication. Through the creation of a standards-based foundation the FIDO Alliance will open up a world of opportunities for vendors and end-user organisations and deliver huge benefits to consumers.”

To learn more about why businesses and consumers all want to see an end to password-based authentication and how the PINgrid solution works visit: www.pingrid.org.  

Winfrasoft Launches New Global Reseller Programme For PINgrid

Opportunity For Channel To Add Pattern-Based Authentication Solution To Their Portfolio As Organisations Look For Password Alternatives

Winfrasoft, today announces its new global Reseller Programme, which now offers deal registration and discounts of up to 40% on its authentication solutions including the award-winning PINgrid. By adding pattern-based 1.5 and 2 Factor Authentication to a reseller’s portfolio they are able to capitalise on the current demand to find an alternative to password-based verification and the need for authentication from anywhere and on any device. 

PINgrid uses number grid-based patterns rather than passwords or clunky keyring tokens, to provide 1.5, two and even three factor authentication and transaction verification for applications such as: Internet banking, e-commerce sites, corporate network access, mobile apps and door access systems. The solution utilisies 256bit FIPS compliant cryptograpgic algorthims and is underpinned by OATH logic. It can be implemented standalone, or easily integrated within exisiting apps and websites using the PINgrid SDK. 

When the customer needs to authenticate themselves they look at a challenge grid presented to them on screen that is populated with seemingly random numbers from 0 to 5. They simply type the digits that fall within their memorable pattern to create a One Time Code.

Sales and Marketing Director at Winfrasoft, Alissa Lang explains: “We are providing resellers with a way to win new business, by offering affordable and strong authentication solutions for organisations that are either looking to replace their existing hard-token system, or those who want better security, but have found traditional token-based solutions way out of their price range.”

Platinum and Gold members of the Winfrasoft Reseller Programme benefit from a dedicated Account Manager, deal registration, free telemarketing and marketing activities, sales incentives and promotions, qualified sales opportunities and pre-sales support, training, live product demonstrations  for prospects and technical support. Companies interested in joining the Winfrasoft Reseller Programme please email: reseller@winfrasoft.com.