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World Congress 2024 • Aug 20, 2024 • Session details

No More Post-its: Boost your login security with APIs

Alvaro Navarro

Are your users still relying on sticky notes for security? Learn how to replace vulnerable passwords with powerful API integrations like silent authentication and facial liveness detection.

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#1 about 2 min

Understanding the rising tide of phishing and data breaches

How cyber attacks and data leaks leave static credentials vulnerable to fraud.

#2 about 3 min

Why traditional passwords fail modern application security needs

Forcing complex password patterns leads to poor user habits and predictable guessing.

#3 about 2 min

Checking compromised security credentials using a REST API

Checking a portion of a password hash prevents users from utilizing leaked credentials.

#4 about 3 min

Implementing two-factor authentication workflows with one-time passwords

Delivering one-time passwords across multiple communication channels ensures stronger proof of user identity.

#5 about 1 min

Validating user phone numbers prior to sending access codes

Checking phone number reachability and roaming state prevents sending authentication codes to unreachable devices.

#6 about 2 min

Preventing multifactor bypass through SIM swap detection mechanisms

Detecting recent SIM card changes stops malicious actors from intercepting SMS verification codes.

#7 about 2 min

Authenticating user sessions using silent network verification

Telecom network operators validate physical devices via mobile data token exchanges without explicit user input.

#8 about 2 min

Integrating biometric face liveness for physical identity checks

Comparing real-time facial scans against stored profile images provides robust biometric identity validation.

#9 about 2 min

Confirming user presence utilizing device location APIs

Retrieving device latitude and longitude coordinates verifies user geographic location during suspicious transaction attempts.

#10 about 2 min

Reviewing modern authentication workflows and telecom integrations

Combining biometric, location, and telecom checks protects application user logins against systemic identity fraud.

Matching moments

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Securing authentication systems against SIM swapping attacks

Alex Goldman Alex Goldman · Coffee With Developers

1:53 min

Overcoming barriers to passwordless authentication adoption

Christoph Menzel Christoph Menzel · World Congress 2026 Europe

3:12 min

Layering security mechanisms with multi-factor authentication factors

Gift Egwuenu · World Congress 2023

3:06 min

The vulnerability of two-factor authentication to live phishing attacks

Paweł Łukaszuk · LIVE

6:36 min

Defensive strategies against AI-driven social engineering

Wolfgang Ettlinger +1 · World Congress 2023

2:35 min

Replacing web passwords with native carrier network identity

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