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Access Accounts More Securely with Intel Identity Protection Technology
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The escalating problem of online identity theft results in millions of dollars in losses every year and produces incalculable disruptions in the lives of victims whose accounts are illegally accessed. Rather than letting computer users become victims, new technology from Intel takes a proactive approach, stopping cybercriminals before they can get started. Whether the risk is the assets in your bank account or the accumulated treasures in your online gaming account, it’s far easier to protect against identity theft than to try to clean up the damage after your account has been breached.

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Inte IPT, featured in PCs based on select 2nd generation Intel Core processor, works in combination with established authentication mechanisms created by leading security companies. The major difference with this technology is that it replaces the customary physical token with an embedded token that uses ISV algorithms to generate the six-digit codes or OTPs. Calculations to create the OTPs are performed in a protected place within the computer hardware. When it is entered into a participating, validated Web site, portal, or virtual private network (VPN) authentication screen, a comparison is made with a number created by the server with the same seed and algorithm. A match signifies positive authentication and ensures that the user’s identity has been confirmed using a much stricter standard than simply a username and password.

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