1 Introduction

Note: This feature is now deprecated. For further information see the MyID CMS Authenticator App section in the Release Notes.

MyID^® provides allows you to provide authentication using an app on your mobile device instead of using passwords, providing secure two-factor authentication to your critical systems.

The system has the following components:

• MyID Authenticator – an app installed on your mobile device.

  See section 2, MyID Authenticator for details.

• MyID Verification Service – a pair of REST-based web services that allow an external system to initiate a mobile authentication, and a mobile device to return authentication data.

  See section 3, MyID Verification Service for details.

• AD FS Adapter Mobile – a component that provides authentication for AD FS (Active Directory Federation Services) using the MyID Authenticator app and the MyID Verification Service.

  See section 4, AD FS Adapter Mobile for details.