Zero-footprint solutions have tremendous appeal: no hardware, no one-time password pads, no added software on the client side. Costs are lower and user acceptance is high. But not all zero-footprint solutions are created equal. Some authentication technologies may claim to fit the description, but that doesn't mean they're not laying crumbs to mark a trail. Like dropping cookies, or quietly gathering bits of user information to authenticate machines. Consider the weaknesses inherent in those "zero-footprint" solutions:

• Today's users wipe out cookies to ward off invasions of privacy.
• Collecting information about IP addresses, ISPs, or browser settings can conjure a Big Brother image in the customer's mind.
• Tying authentication to a specific computer leaves your system vulnerable if your user logs on from a public place, such as a library or Internet café.
• Making access cumbersome for customers who also use hand-held wireless devices can send them directly into the arms of your competition.

Tricerion's SafeLogin doesn't rely on machine authentication or cookies. Installed inside your firewall alongside your online application servers, SafeLogin is the zero-footprint authentication solution that needs only what is stored in your user's mind to complete its convenient and safe login environment. Think of it as being an absolute zero footprint.