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Improve Account Security by Enabling Multifactor Authentication

May 17, 2022

This month, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) launched an initiative called MFA May to encourage individuals and businesses to enable multifactor authentication for their accounts. This article defines multifactor authentication and explains why organizations should implement it to improve the security of their accounts.   What is Multifactor Authentication? Multifactor authentication requires users […]

Enhancements to Application-specific Passwords

December 17, 2020

Since 2017, LuxSci has supported application-specific passwords.  These enable users to create distinct username/password combinations for use with different applications, devices, or for shared account access.  These login aliases can have limited privileges; for example, granting access only to email or only to web site file storage.  Use of application specific passwords can greatly enhance […]

Login security & passwords – yesterday, today and tomorrow

December 20, 2017

The act of “logging in” – that is, gaining access to some private area in a shared space – has been with us since the early 60s with the introduction of time-sharing computers, albeit confined in those days to very limited professional circles. However, with the use of the public internet as a communication and […]

Application Specific Passwords / Login Aliases at LuxSci

December 14, 2017

LuxSci now supports the creation of “application-specific passwords” for individual user accounts. What are these?  The are essentially “login aliases.” Users can create distinct username/password combinations for use with different applications, devices, or for shared account access.  These login aliases can have limited privileges; for example, granting access only to email or only to web […]

Ultimate Control: Manage Access to Your Services with Custom Firewalls

October 13, 2012

Can I block this one IP that is scanning our accounts?  Can I restrict my account so that people can only access it from our office network, or require that they authenticate to WebMail first (using two-factor authentication)? LuxSci is constantly asked for fine-grained access controls by customers who are in shared environments (sharing the […]