Valimo, a leading solution provider for mobile user authentication and digital signatures, has been chosen by TDC in Norway for its Mobile ID secure login solution. TDC is a major Nordic mobile operator targeting the corporate customers segment. The solution offers TDC subscribers secure online and mobile access to banking services for all Norwegian banks using their mobile phones as authentication devices, as part of the local BankID solution used in Norway for secure identification and signing online.
By verifying the user's registered identity, the Valimo solution provides a third factor [1] of authentication on top of the 'what you have' mobile device and the 'what you know' user password principle. Using any SIM-enabled device, TDC subscribers will get any time, anywhere access to additional BankID services requiring the highest security level, such as e-commerce, e-trading and placing a bid in a home-buying process.
Valimo Mobile ID provides end-users with strong authentication to access corporate intranet, e-mail and databases, or to transact legally binding agreements on the go. Users can complete mobile work tasks with the highest level of protection from the embedded PKI infrastructure, by simply entering their PIN codes on their mobile phones.
"The Valimo solution combines convenience, security and mobility with unrivalled portability and simplicity to make a real difference in our customers' daily lives," said Willy Domaas, Product Manager, TDC Norway. "With an increasing need for secured connections enabling remote work on mobile, our plan is to deploy Valimo's mobile authentication solution to our enterprise customers, so that they can offer their employees the opportunity to use personal devices for business purposes, while ensuring the highest level of security."
"This is the first time that all banks in a country have joined forces to launch a nationwide mobile authentication service," added Yousaf Ghous, Managing Director of Valimo. "TDC's rollout confirms that mobile ID is not a 'nice-to-have' any more and paves the way to an accelerated growth in electronic services, such as mobile contactless payment or e-government services."
Editor's note
BankID is the personal electronic identification solution used in Norway for identifying and signing on the Web.
1. Third-factor authentication is achieved by verifying the certificate bound to the user's identity upon registration.
