Over the years authentication schemes have changed drastically from the old days of username and password logins. Today, there are multiple kinds of multi-factor authentication mechanisms in use that add complexity and security to your login processes. We'll explore some of these newer authentication techniques and show you how to easily implement a secure authentication process in every application you write. We'll also cover basic PCI compliance, encryption, obfuscation, and access control lists along with password security, password recovery, session management and other topics that relate to building a robust authentication system.
About Denard Springle
Denard Springle is a freelance software systems engineer with more than a decade of ColdFusion development experience and over 20 years of progressive IT and development experience in numerous languages including Perl and Java. As host of the Northern Virginia ColdFusion User's Group (NVCFUG), Denard frequently presents on advanced topics of interest to ColdFusion developers and facilitates social and code camp gatherings for networking and more intense instruction in development techniques.