Creating a Second Factor Authentication Token
What’s in a name? Apparently a lot. In an increasingly consumeristic world a good name can make or break a sale. A good brand name needs to be short and memorable. Like Apple, Microsoft, and Twitter- sometimes less is more. On June 18th, I sat down with my employers for over an hour of brainstorming. …
Building a custom security token has a lot of learning involved- especially at the beginning. Below is a list of what I have had to research and started to learn so far. Note: I have not even started to build my actual token yet. What I’ve learned so far: Programming Basics: Statements and Functions- syntax, …
After finding a co-op, the next thing is to figure out what you’ll be working on for the next 3 months. My project? Building my own second factor authentication token. The need to protect your online accounts is an increasingly important thing. Companies often have security breaches, and passwords (no matter the length) are easily …
Finding a co-op as an engineer can be more difficult than you think. Why? Honestly it really depends on your personal situation, but here are some of the factors I believe make it harder. Why this is difficult: Not many companies hire bioengineers- out of a career fair with over 100 companies, only 5 were …