Twilio Alternatives for Phone Verification

Page 1

Twilio Alternatives for Phone Verification Phone call verification is a part of two factor authentication that is successfully being used in today’s time. 2fa is a part of multi-factor authentication MFA and co firms the identity of the user along with a traditional username and password by using an identity that the user possess like something they know or something they have.

Rendering phone verification api helps a great deal to organisations that require additional security for their users. One-time password is the most common form of authentication that is seen these days and is implemented by famous service providers like Google. There are security concerns related to two-step authentication too like stolen credentials and means such as usb drives malware attacks. That is why sensitive information containing devices like bank PC’s and IT companies have blocked or do not have USB ports. sms authentication api is a part of two-factor authentication and requires the user to answer the phone, give a missed call on a specific number or punch-in a received one time password OTP which usually is 4-6 characters long. Such passwords are dynamic and cannot be predicated or brute forced as they provide only a few attempts to enter the correct code, usually 3 and if exceeded, lock the account temporarily for a few minutes till days. The Pros and Cons of 2fa SMS 2FA offer different verification services to suit the growing demands of clients and provides quality customer service. With 2fa, the process is made easy as people carry their mobile devices on them most of the time and it’s easy to access them. Some services also notify the users of logins as added security measures. On the other hand, 2fa suffers from various drawbacks. These drawbacks are like the user’s mobile must be charged at all times to receive the OTP as it is time bound and sometimes, carriers charge the user for sending or


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.