As more and more computing applications are moving to secure hosted locations online, you also need to increase your security measures. Instead of just allowing users to enter a user name and password, you need to add another layer of protection. One method used is two factor authentication. This is where you issue a digital certificate to those people you want to have access to your different online applications.
How Complicated Is Two Factor Authentication for Your Users?
How two factor authentication works is not complicated or difficult for your users to handle. Whenever they access an online application which requires 2FA, they will receive a pop up screen asking for the appropriate digital certificate. They just select the certificate they want to use. After the credentials in the certificate are compared and authenticated, they are then prompted to enter their user name and password.