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Implementing Multifactor Authentication

By : Marco Fanti
Book Image

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 9 on a Mac

There are multiple ways to install Apache Tomcat 9 on a Mac. One of the easiest ways is to use Homebrew. Homebrew is an open source software package management system that simplifies software for installation for Mac users.

Using Homebrew to install Apache Tomcat 9 on a Mac

Apache Tomcat 9 is available as a binary package and is supported for both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

To check the Homebrew formulae and install the JDK, perform the following steps:

  1. Validate the version and supported platforms for Apache Tomcat 9 on the Homebrew page: https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tomcat@9. Copy the install command from that page as well:
Figure C.18 – tomcat@9 homebrew formulae

Figure C.18 – tomcat@9 homebrew formulae

  1. Run brew install tomcat@9 on a Mac terminal:
Figure C.19 – Installing Apache Tomcat 9 using homebrew

Figure C.19 – Installing Apache Tomcat 9 using homebrew

  1. Check whether the installation completed successfully. Copy the command...