Grid & eGrid Cards

Entrust's patented grid card is a credit card-sized authenticator consisting of numbers and/or characters in a row-column format. Upon login, users are presented with a coordinate challenge and must respond with the information in the corresponding cells from the unique grid card they possess.

The user is presented an authentication challenge when they log in to a restricted network or application
The user refers to their unique grid card to provide the information from the requested cells (e.g., B1, F3, J4)
In this example, the user responds with: 11, H7, X8
Once the correct answer is verified, the user identity is authenticated and access is granted

Identical in capability to physical grid cards, electronic grids (eGrids) may be sent to users via the Web or as a PDF. These can be easily stored on a machine or mobile device for convenient access, eliminating the need to carry a physical form factor.

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Entrust IdentityGuard Authentication Methods

Entrust Authentication and Information Security Solutions

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