What is universal authentication?

Universal authentication is a network identity verification method that allows users to move from site to site security without having to enter identifying information on several occasions. Authentication (as opposed to licensing) is the process of determining whether or not an entity attempting to access a network or a site that really is or what it claims to be. With authentication Universal, a subscriber between a set of parameters (as a user name and password) at the beginning of each session network. The authentication data for a site visited by the rest is generated automatically for the duration of that session.

One of the biggest problems of Internet security is the fact that each site has its own authentication system. A typical user of the Internet, which has two or three Web-based e-mail and attends a half-dozen online sellers to buy or sell things, must memorize multiple usernames and passwords. This may be difficult unless the authentication data is written or stored in a text file, which then becomes a security issue. The universal authentication can eliminate this problem without compromising security or privacy.