Setting up multi-factor authentication
The combination of a username and password required by most online applications and services is becoming, on its own, less and less effective as a security measure. Not only is a password not a proof of your identity but, more critically, it is a one-off verification step. Which means that once your login credentials fall into the hands of a third party, there is nothing to prevent full access to your account.
This is where multi-factor authentication comes in. As its name suggests, it requires additional proof of identity (an "authentication factor") beyond a single password. This additional proof is all the more effective that it is more personal; it can be, for example, information (a secret question), a device (your phone) or even a physical characteristic (your fingerprint) that are unique to you.
Since multi-factor authentication is a proven method of countering identity and data theft, De Marque strongly recommends that all Cantook Hub users enable it to secure their account and data.
Once multi-factor authentication is enabled, Cantook Hub requires, in addition to your password, that you provide a 6-digit verification code every time you log in. This verification code (OTP, for One-Time Password) can only be used once and is valid for a limited time only. Without this verification code, an unauthorised person who knows your password cannot log in to your account.
Cantook Hub offers two multi-factor authentication modes, i.e. two methods of obtaining the verification code.
Through an authentication application. An application of your choice, installed on your mobile device or computer, continuously generates verification codes recognized by Cantook Hub. This is the industry's preferred method.
By text message (SMS). Each time you log in, Cantook Hub automatically sends a text message to your mobile phone containing the verification code.