Credential Manager Using Cloud Computing

This chapter deals with the problem of resolving the complicatedness of multifactor authentication (MFA) of any application. In order to validate the user identity during login or other transactions, users must submit various forms of identification, such as passwords, biometric data, or security tokens, according to the multifactor authentication security strategy. MFA seeks to offer a multi-layered barrier of protection that makes it more difficult for unauthorized users to access a target, such as a physical site or an online application. Even if one element is hacked or damaged, the attacker still must get through at least one or more obstacles in order to get access to the target. One issue with MFA is that a user cannot log in to an application if they are unable to access the physical device that is connected to it. If we lose the physical device which is linked to an application, we cannot log into it. So, to overcome it, we need backup codes that are given by the application. The project aims to store the username, password, and backup codes with a highly encrypted algorithm like AES/DES. All this information is stored in a cloud database so that users can login from anywhere.