Web security
Authentication methods and stronger security in Google and Facebook
by Alberto González on May.09, 2011, under Information Security, Web security

Authentication is the process of identifying an individual, an artifact or something that needs to be identified. We “practice” authentication every time we log in to an account, for example, our computer operating system, hotmail or facebook accounts, a bank application and more.
When we talk about authentication we usually deal with one of the three general options available:
