Customers are expressing an increased interest in having strong authentication mechanisms on a variety of client devices. Service providers, also, are interested in ensuring that end users are able to employ their mobile phones for two-factor authentication. Such organizations may also play the role of outsourcer and are concerned with the provisioning of credentials and new support models. Some of the drivers for this are longstanding, such as increased proliferation of mobile devices to remote employees, partners and consumers.
Ericsson1 predicts that global mobile subscriptions will reach 5.5 billion by 2012. Since people are used to carrying phones, these mobile devices become very convenient containers for strong authentication credentials needed for secure remote access. Others drivers are more visionary...
