look news india
In the digital age, mobile number is mostly used for online banking, shopping or registration, login, account recovery and transaction confirmation on any app. In such a situation, one-time password i.e. OTP has been considered the biggest means of security. But now telecom giant Vodafone has taken the technology a step further to change this traditional method of verification.
Vodafone has recently launched ‘Number Verify 2.0’ technology globally. After the introduction of this state-of-the-art technology, users will now be freed from the hassle of frequent OTPs and waiting for SMS forever. Let us understand in detail what this new technology is, how it works and how secure it is compared to SMS OTP:
How does ‘Number Verification 2.0’ technology work? (The Tech Behind It)
Number Verification 2.0 technology provides an extremely easy, fast and highly secure option to verify a user’s mobile phone number without any One-Time Passcode (OTP):
-
Direct matching of SIM and device: This technology directly utilizes the internal capacity of the mobile network. It instantly verifies on the backend without any external code that the phone number with which you are trying to login to the app or website is present on the device at that time. Active SIM (SIM Card) Is it connected to or not?
-
Quick User Experience: In this process the user does not have to type any code. All you have to do is give your consent once on the screen and the mobile network instantly shares your phone number securely with the respective service provider (like a bank, fintech app or online retailer).
Why has SMS OTP become unsafe in today’s times?
At present, SMS OTP is considered the default method for mobile number verification all over the world. But according to Vodafone, this is failing to keep pace with modern cyber fraud threats and user expectations:
-
Real customer not identified: SMS OTP merely confirms that a person has entered the code sent to the mobile number into the app. It never proves that the person entering the OTP is the real owner of that SIM or number.
-
Threat of cyber attacks: Due to this, businesses and ordinary consumers Phishing and social engineering Like one has to face serious cyber fraud. In today’s era, hackers and automated bots wipe out people’s bank accounts by triggering fake OTP requests in large quantities.
“OTP was not built for today’s threats” — Johanna Wood (API Director)
Director of Network APIs at Vodafone johanna wood Underlining the importance of this new technology, he said, “SMS-based OTP systems have been the default around the world for over a decade, but they were never designed to deal with today’s modern and complex cyber threat environment. Number Verify 2.0 changes that. It gives developers a way to verify phone numbers that is not only fast and easy for users, but also security-proof.”
In which countries was this technology launched first?
Vodafone’s cutting-edge Number Verification 2.0 technology has just been rolled out in European countries in a global rollout:
-
Starting Country: This technology is currently Germany, Netherlands and United Kingdom (UK) Has been officially made live.
-
Platform Support: This service of Number Verification 2.0 is the first Android The operating system is being rolled out on devices with the same operating system, which will also be expanded to other platforms in the future.
After the wide spread of this technology, the way of digital transactions and app login is going to completely change in the coming times all over the world.