Two-Factor Authentication Archives

June 28, 2017 at 11:14 amJune 28, 2017 at 11:14 am

Keyy Two Factor Authentication: The Full Review

I still remember the excitement that I felt when I found out about Clef, the no-longer-available two factor authentication app that helped me get rid of the password that I use to login to News47ell’s admin dashboard. It was magical, but sadly, the excitement didn’t last for too long. Clef shut down and the team moved to join Twilio to work on Authy.

I was left with the same old, boring login method for my site.

Today, I get to be excited again thanks to the great people over at UpdraftPlus because they released their promised app they claim is going to be the heir of Clef.

Keyy two factor authentication, a brand new WordPress plugin, iOS & Android app by the developers of the popular WordPress backup plugin UpdraftPlus, is going to bring back the good old days of not having to enter that hard to remember password¹every time I want to login to my admin dashboard.

Let’s dive right into my Keyy two factor authentication Review

May 25, 2017 at 8:51 pm

UpdraftPlus Working on a Clef Alternative Called Keyy

by Ahmad Al Maaz

The people over at UpdraftPlus have been hard at work making a Clef alternative. For those of you who don’t know what Clef is, it was one of the best, coolest and most innovative two-factor authentication apps that I have ever seen in my life.

With its blue signature bar-code, Clef managed to become the favorite two-factor authentication app amongst many people in the WordPress community because of the following reasons:

Easy to pair your WordPress site with your Clef account using your phone’s camera.
Easy to log in using your camera by scanning their uniquely designed barcode.
Ability to hide login form, disable passwords and make Clef the only way to log in.
Set up timed sessions.
Sign out of your WordPress site from the app.

Now that it’s gone, people are looking for an alternative. There’s one company out there that dared to make a Clef alternative and that company is called UpdraftPlus.

So let’s take a look, who are they? What do they do? And how are they going to make a Clef alternative that is worth using?

April 1, 2015 at 10:45 amMay 2, 2016 at 10:45 am

What's Your Favorite Two Factor Authentication App on iOS?

by Ahmad Al Maaz

Since I started this site, I’ve reviewed many Two Factor Authentication apps for iOS, such as Authy with it’s ability to sync your login key between devices, Clef with it’s unique barcode scan that allow you to easily login to your accounts, LaunchKey that gives you the ability to login to your account with your fingerprint or by Face Recognition, and the famous 1Password app that helps you organize your passwords.

And now I want to know, What’s Your Favorite Two Factor Authentication App on iOS?

September 24, 2014 at 11:08 amMay 2, 2016 at 11:08 am

Authy updated with a new design and Touch ID Support for iOS 8

by Ahmad Al Maaz

My favorite Two-Factor Authentication app Authy updated with a new design and Touch ID Support for iOS 8.

Let’s take a look at it:

July 27, 2014 at 9:01 pmMay 2, 2016 at 9:01 pm

LaunchKey Introduce Facial Recognition feature

by Ahmad Al Maaz

The guys at LaunchKey were busy lately introducing new features for their Two-Factor Authentication solution for services like Gmail, Dropbox and also WordPress.org.

A While back they introduced Finger Print Authentication for Android users using Samsung Galaxy S5.

Now they are back again with a great update for iOS users, by introducing Facial Recognition feature that will allow you to login to your WordPress site for example using your face as an authentication method.

What’s New in Version 1.2.3
New biometric Facial Scan factor allows you to authenticate with your face.

May 31, 2014 at 9:38 pmMay 2, 2016 at 9:38 pm

Authy Introduces Authy Extension for Google Chrome

by Ahmad Al Maaz

Authy is a Two Factor Authentication app for iOS & Android done the right way.
It’s the reason why I’ve ditched Google Authenticator app like I’ve never ditched anything before.
A while ago I wrote a detailed review about it, explaining all the things that made me switch from Google Authenticator.
How to setup Authy on multiple devices, and displayed how Authy can even protect your WordPress site by using Authy Plugin.

February 13, 2014 at 10:14 pmMay 2, 2016 at 10:14 pm

Say hello to Clef, and goodbye to Passwords.

by Ahmad Al Maaz

Whether you are a WordPress site owner, a Google or a Twitter user, or even Facebook and specially if you use all these services, you should make sure that you have Two-Factor Authentication enabled, and you must give Clef a try to see how you and everybody else can secure your account even more, make log in more fun, and forget about your password. So sit back and relax, bcuz this what Clef will help you achieve.

January 2, 2014 at 8:30 pmMay 2, 2016 at 8:30 pm

Authy review, a Google Authenticator App alternative!

by Ahmad Al Maaz

Note from the Editor-in-Chief:

Authy brought a whole new experience for Two-Factor Authentication with a new Chrome Extension/App, make sure to read my full review about the new Authy Extension.

I’m sure a lot of people who really care about their privacy and securing their accounts in every possible way have Two-Factor Authentication enabled. A lot of online services these days are implementing this feature, and lately it was Buffer after a hack made users post spam on their twitter and Facebook feed, which made a lot of people angry, but Buffer was quick to fix this problem and add another layer of security by implementing Two-Factor Authentication to all users.