Two-Factor Authentication via SMS (2FA)
eCall protects your IT infrastructure and sensitive data from unauthorized access. Send SMS messages for 2FA and one-time passwords (OTP) as part of your two-factor authentication.
Protect online access and logins with two-factor authentication
Companies invest heavily in IT security yet people often remain the biggest weak link. Weak passwords, Trojans, keyloggers, or other malware enable attacks on user accounts and corporate access points.
Two-factor authentication via SMS (2FA) effectively protects logins by requiring a one-time password (OTP) sent via SMS in addition to the username and password. This additional possession factor confirms the user’s identity and prevents unauthorized access even if login credentials have already been compromised.
Risks such as identity theft, phishing, account takeover, credential stuffing, or Business Email Compromise (BEC) are significantly reduced as a result. SMS-based 2FA thus sustainably enhances the security of online accounts, applications, and sensitive corporate data.
Good reasons to use SMS for 2FA:
- Protecting customer accounts and securing admin logins, while also minimizing fraud risks, because usernames and passwords alone are no longer secure enough
- Compliance support the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Swiss Data Protection Act (DSG) require secure authentication methods
- Nowadays, virtually everyone owns a mobile phone and can use it to receive SMS messages for 2FA. Therefore, eCall can be implemented as a cost-effective and simple SaaS solution into existing IT infrastructure
- Easy integration with interfaces (API), e.g., REST API, as well as with software from global providers such as RSA SecurID Appliance, SMS Passcode (via WebService), and SafeNet (via HTTP/HTTPS)
- Absolute reliability, high availability, and fast message delivery
- High delivery quality domestically and internationally thanks to the “SMS Routing Finder”
- Leading business messaging provider in Switzerland
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How eCall uses SMS for 2FA to protect your data from hackers
Learn more from our flyer about two-factor authentication and how you can use it to effectively protect your accounts and logins from unauthorized access.
Two-Factor Authentication – How Our Solution Is Used in Practice
“Protecting data online is becoming increasingly important for us and our customers. Passwords are too easy to crack these days. That’s why we want a more reliable security measure than just a password for logging into our online customer portal.”
– Markus Frischknecht, IT Consultant
Customer login security
eCall offers you the option to send your customers a mobile transaction number (mTAN), OTP or an access code via text message. As part of two-factor authentication, this feature provides an additional layer of security that better protects you and your customers against data theft.
“To ensure employees have access to certain areas despite high security requirements, simple logins are no longer sufficient. Consequently, an additional verification step is needed to secure our company as effectively as possible.”
– Fabian Schmidt, IT Security
Controlled Data Access
Through the eCall gateway, you can send one-time passwords (OTP) for two-factor authentication to authorized employees via SMS, thereby controlling access and usage. This additional security layer optimally protects your data online. We therefore guarantee the highest availability, fast delivery, and reliability for sending such messages.
“We want to make our regional bank’s e-banking secure yet simple for our customers. Access to data and the recording of transactions via a browser should therefore be secured by sending one-time passwords via text message. However, the service must ensure a high level of data security and must not route through foreign countries.”
– Tobias Keller, Bank Manager
eBanking Login
eCall uses only top national providers for sending mTANs, ensuring that sensitive information remains within Switzerland at all times. Additionally, with the High Privacy add-on option, all content is overwritten by our system after processing. As a result, the original message can no longer be reconstructed.
Learn from our brochure how you can optimize your business processes with our
SMS gateway.
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