Fireflight MAS unveils mobile authentication
Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 19:20

South African company Fireflight MAShas released the Fireflight mobile authentication solution, designed to replace traditional authentication methods. 


Fireflight provides a revolutionary, two-factor, one-time-password (OTP) authentication solution for a multitude of applications, by generating secure passwords on user’s mobile phones.
Taking the inconvenience out of bulky hardware token or sms-based authentication solutions, Fireflight has developed internationally-patented technology to allow any user with a mobile phone to generate secure, random one-time-passwords for Fireflight protected resources.
Applicable for a wide variety of scenarios, the system is targeted at all businesses looking to minimise damaging identity fraud and lower administration costs, while using the widespread network of South African mobile phone users.
The solution is the brainchild of prominent technology entrepreneurs, Justin Stanford and Erik van Vlaanderen, and was created by IT developer Malan Joubert.
Fireflight was designed to take advantage of global cellphone saturation while also allowing seamless integration into existing business systems. This allows companies to use the Fireflight technology within their existing user base, without purchasing costly new systems or hardware platforms.
“Historically, mobile authentication relied primarily on token devices or sms-generated OTPs,” says Stanford. “Fireflight seeks to replace this outdated technology, while ensuring a heightened security barrier that is cost-effective and simple to use.
“The appeal of Fireflight is also it’s adaptability – whether it’s used for remote VPN in a large corporation, as an authentication method for internet banking or as a security solution for SME’s – anyone with a mobile phone can take advantage of its benefits.”
Fireflight MAS provides a cost-effective, secure solution for local and international businesses. And, with issues around security topping the boardroom agendas of most companies, Fireflight could be just what the market has been waiting for.