Multifactor Mobile application

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• Multivariate (two-factor) authentication
• Mobile apps

2024

Launch of the version on the Aurora OS

MULTIFACTOR has launched its Multifactor mobile application based on the Aurora operating system. To send push notifications, the Push proprietary service is used. The developer announced this on April 26, 2024.

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Previously, the Multifactor application worked only on Android, iOS and Harmony OS, now it is available on Aurora OS. The principle of operation on the Aurora operating system is the same as on other operating systems: the user needs to launch the Multifactor application installed on his smartphone, log in and activate the account. The application itself can be downloaded from the Aurora Market catalog.

The Multifactor mobile application for Aurora OS supports full functionality with account settings and control, access requests and OTP access confirmation.

The Multifactor application for Aurora OS is already available for download and is presented in the Open Mobile Platform catalog.

We are constantly improving our product, making it not only convenient, but also available to users with various mobile operating systems. So the Multifactor application now works on smartphones with Aurora OS. Our main goal as a developer of a reliable multifactor authentication system is to ensure its compatibility with the largest number of digital products, especially domestic ones, "said Valery Ablekov, Technical Director of MULTIFACTOR.

The function of multifactor authentication is quite in demand among our customers, - said Vladimir Ivannitsa, deputy. General Director for Commercial Affairs. - Now MULTIFACTOR will be able to contribute to the formation of a reliable corporate mobile infrastructure for Russian companies based on the Aurora platform.

Add to RuStore

Mobile application Multifactor appeared Russian in a digital store. RuStore This was Multifactor announced on March 27, 2024.

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The Multifactor mobile application works in conjunction with the multifactor authentication and remote access service MULTIFACTOR. With it, you can activate your accounts. The application also receives push notifications for simple two-touch multifactor authentication.

For March 2024, the Multifactor app can be downloaded from app stores such as the App Store, AppGallery, Google Play and RuStore.

We are glad that the Multifactor application is now presented in the RuStore. Every day, the need for our product in the IT services market is only increasing, so it is important for us to make MULTIFACTOR technology solutions available to as many users as possible and can be easily found and implemented into various corporate systems, "said Valery Ablekov, Technical Director of MULTIFACTOR.

2023

Multifactor version 1.3.0 with proprietary push service

On October 19, 2023, MULTIFACTOR published an update to the Multifactor mobile application version 1.3.0.

The following appeared in this version:

• Pushed - a push service of its own design;
• restoring accounts for iOS;
• support for the region multifactor.kz.

Previously, the Multifactor application used third-party push services - Google Firebase and. Huawei Mobile Services Now OS Android the push service Pushed of its own design by MULTIFACTOR has become available for devices on.

If the user has not previously configured the Multifactor mobile application, then first the device availability check will take place from Google Firebase services, then from Huawei Push Kit. Only if both services are unavailable, the check will go through the push service Pushed. In this case, a warning will appear that you need to give permission to the service to work in the background.

If the user has already configured the second factor in the application before updating version 1.3.0, then the check will go through the push service that was selected earlier. In this case, to connect the push service Pushed, you need to reinstall the application and re-bind the 2FA application method.

Account recovery has become available for users of iOS devices. Now the user does not need to re-add an account to the application after reinstalling the application - the system will remember the data and allow you to log into an existing account. Recovery works within a single device, as accounts are stored in Secret Storage.

The application has become available to users in the Republic of Kazakhstan. As of October 2023, the supported languages ​ ​ of the region are Russian and English, depending on the system language selected on the device.

For the convenience of users, an apk file has been published on the company's website when installing the update. You can find it in the Mobile application section.

Pushed is a ready-made solution for sending and automating push messages to any platform. We've made sure push notifications are available worldwide and it takes less than 0.1 seconds to deliver a message. The solution is integrated with our Multifactor application, but it is planned to use its capabilities for external customers, "said Valery Ablekov, CTO of MULTIFACTOR.

Support for one-time codes for authentication

mobile application Multifactor There is support for one-time codes (OTP) to confirm access requests. The developer company announced this on May 10, 2023.

In addition to push notifications, Multifactor now has an additional way to confirm TOTP-based access requests.

User accounts in the Multifactor application now contain a dynamic (changing once every 30 seconds) 6-digit code that can be used to gain access to corporate systems.

The customer administrator can select a priority authentication method for users of the mobile application in the group policy settings in the MULTIFACTOR system personal account:

• "Push notification priority";
• "OTP Priority."

In addition to integrated MULTIFACTOR accounts, users will now be able to add external authentication providers to the TOTP accounts application (similar to Google Authenticator). To register such accounts, the user just needs to scan the QR code using the Multifactor application. Accounts will be added marked "External."

The implementation of this functionality will allow MULTIFACTOR customers to use the Multifactor mobile application to protect both integrated and external information systems with limited integration capabilities.