Authentication and Identity Theft

I have drafted a new essay on authentication and identity theft. The purpose of this essay is to review the relationship between authentication and identify theft, with a focus on current and proposed electronic authentication methods. Because of the high rate and cost of identity theft and the rapid development of new authentication methods and services, there has been a lot of attention in this area.

My goal is to examine what upcoming authentication solutions may improve things in the short-term, to examine what would be necessary for long term authentication solutions, and to consider identity theft in the broader context. The focus is on financial services conducted electronically both on and off the Internet, such as online banking and automated teller machines (ATMs).

Authentication and Identity Theft