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Implementing Multifactor Authentication

By : Marco Fanti
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Implementing Multifactor Authentication

By: Marco Fanti

Overview of this book

MFA has emerged as an essential defense strategy in the wide-ranging landscape of cybersecurity. This book is a comprehensive manual that assists you in picking, implementing, and resolving issues with various authentication products that support MFA. It will guide you to bolster application security without sacrificing the user experience. You'll start with the fundamentals of authentication and the significance of MFA to familiarize yourself with how MFA works and the various types of solutions currently available. As you progress through the chapters, you'll learn how to choose the proper MFA setup to provide the right combination of security and user experience. The book then takes you through methods hackers use to bypass MFA and measures to safeguard your applications. After familiarizing yourself with enabling and managing leading cloud and on-premise MFA solutions, you’ll see how MFA efficiently curbs cyber threats, aided by insights from industry best practices and lessons from real-world experiences. Finally, you’ll explore the significance of innovative advancements in this domain, including behavioral biometrics and passkeys. By the end of the book, you'll have the knowledge to secure your workforce and customers, empowering your organization to combat authentication fraud.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part 1: Introduction
4
Part 2: Implementing Multifactor Authentication
12
Part 3: Proven Implementation Strategies and Deploying Cutting-Edge Technologies

Installing Apache Tomcat

Apache Tomcat 9, just like Java, has an installer for Windows. The manual installation distributions are the same for other systems.

Installing Apache Tomcat on Windows using the installer

Using the installer allows for the configuration of multiple copies of Apache Tomcat 9 on the same Windows machine. It also allows for the configuration of the ports each server is listening to during the installation. This is the preferred method of installation for this book if using Windows. You may need to be an Administrator to perform this installation. Otherwise, follow the manual process in the next section to install Tomcat:

  1. Go to the download page for Apache Tomcat version 9 (https://tomcat.apache.org/download-90.cgi) and select the 32-bit/64-bit Windows Service Installer version:
Figure C.1 – Download Tomcat 9 installer for Windows

Figure C.1 – Download Tomcat 9 installer for Windows

After the installer is downloaded, the next step is installing and configuring...