Authenticator -- First Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) Solution With One-Step New Phone Account Recovery

RICHMOND, Mass., Jan. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Rivetz, a leader in embedded, decentralized cybersecurity for mobile, today announced the launch of its Authenticator app, which is the first two-factor authentication (2FA*) solution to offer backup and recovery of 2FA keys using mobile devices' existing hardware security capabilities. The feature eliminates hassles associated with proving who you are to every 2FA-enabled app and account you have when you get a new phone.

Rivetz Authenticator is one of the first apps of The Rivetz Network, a collection of cybersecurity tools and services available for deploying safe and simple applications. The app eliminates the biggest frustration around 2FA: backup and recovery of 2FA keys when migrating to new devices.

In addition, its hardware-based security capabilities make Authenticator the equivalent of having a dedicated hardware security device built in to your mobile phone. Authenticator is also designed to support validation of external, provable controls and policies that confirm a user intended a transaction, enabling additional security and compliance capabilities.

In the unfortunate event of a lost, stolen, reset or inaccessible phone, the process to regain access is incredibly time-consuming, frustrating or impossible. In a Rivetz-commissioned survey of 1,000 U.S. adults, 49 percent of respondents said they had lost access to their accounts because they were unable to access their 2FA recovery keys.

Even when users save their private 2FA keys to migrate onto new devices, it can still take hours to manually reset 2FA for each account, such as email, social media, or cryptocurrency exchanges. Authenticator requires only a few moments to recover all accounts at once.

"2FA is a powerful cybersecurity method, but when you get a new phone you are locked out until you navigate a labyrinth of security procedures for each app or account," said Steven Sprague, CEO of Rivetz. "Authenticator provides a secure and simple one-step method to maintain robust 2FA cybersecurity across all your accounts and devices. Cybersecurity should be grandma-simple – it should just work. We designed The Rivetz Network and Authenticator from the ground up to liberate the modern subscriber from the antiquated username/password paradigm."

Rivetz Authenticator also features a Trusted User Interface (TUI) for supported devices**. The TUI allows device owners to verify actions with the assurance that malware cannot possibly infect a transaction, ensuring that the action taken by the app was the user's intended action. Authenticator also is designed to support validation of external controls, such as geolocation or biometrics, enabling additional security and compliance capabilities.

Rivetz Authenticator is built using the capabilities of The Rivetz Network. The Network provisions security actions to the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), which is already built into the hardware of billions of mobile devices. The TEE is an isolated, measured hardware computer environment separate from the device's operating system that cannot be tampered with should the operating system be compromised. This provides superior security to software or short message service (SMS) text-based authentication methods.

Pricing & Availability

The Authenticator app is free to download and available immediately on Google Play for Samsung devices running Android 8 or later. Visit here to learn if your device is supported.

About Rivetz

Rivetz technology and services aim to provide a safer and easier-to-use model for all users to protect their digital assets using hardware-based trusted execution technology. The device plays a critical role in automating security and enabling the controls that users need to produce high assurance data and benefit from modern services. Rivetz leverages state-of-the-art cybersecurity tools to develop a modern model for users and their devices to interact with services on the Internet. They were selected for Telecom Council's prestigious Innovation Showcase Class of 2018. Find out more at www.rivetz.com and follow Rivetz on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Telegram.

* 2FA is an extra layer of security that – in addition to username and password – requires an extra piece of information unique to you, such as a 6-digit numeric code.

** Most Samsung mobile phones running Android 8 and above support the Trusted User Interface. Please visit the Rivetz website for more information.

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