Two-factor authentication of DestinE Platform account

Traditionally, the most basic way to implement security online was to authenticate users and companies with a pair of usernames/passwords. Most usernames are email addresses and if email address is breached, the bad actor can probably learn your password too. What once used to be secure enough is not secure now because of easy access to refined brute force methods, availability of computing power at scale, social engineering methods, identity theft and so on.

The way to overcome this limitation is to introduce two or more factors or types of user authentication. These could be

  • something the user knows (email address, the name of their first pet etc.)

  • something the user has (token generator, smartphone, credit card etc.) or

  • biometric information such as fingerprint, iris, retina, voice, face and so on.

Logging into the DestinE Platform may require two-factor authentication, meaning you will have to supply two independent types of data:

  • the “classical” username and password, as well as

  • TOTP – the numeric code supplied by a concrete mobile app.

Note

You will be able to receive support through the central DestinE Help Desk.

Alternatively, you can send an email message to contact.platform@destine.eu