Mobile One

Smartphones have become commonplace, with each person typically having their own phone to manage calls, e-mails, Internet and everything else.

Smartphones are individual devices, typically used by only one person with options for biometric security, such as fingerprint readers. Because of this, they are now commonly used for online banking as authentication devices to provide a second layer of security; instead of just a password held in the user's head. This also allows for improved methods of credential generation and user validation, either Two-Factor Authentication via SMS, or a linked device used to authenticate transactions.

With DrayTek Mobile One-Time Passwords (mOTP), similarly to banking apps, instead of authenticating VPN connections with just a username and password; You install an mOTP app on your mobile phone and that becomes your authentication device.

mOTP is an open authentication standard and can be used with any Android phone or tablet, as well as Apple iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, with a suitable mOTP app such as these: DroidOTP for Android or imOTP for Apple devices