Todd Miranda - MFA in .NET

The current prevalence of a remote workforce has forced rapid changes in the security landscape of many organizations. It has also put a spotlight on the importance of DevSec. As developers, security must be one of our top priorities during the development of systems and applications. With regards to user authentication, it is no longer sufficient to simply require a single factor for authentication. Multiple factor authentication (MFA) must be the new default. In this presentation, we will explore time-based one-time passwords (TOTP) and the algorithms used to implement TOTP in your own application. We will build an application that can use an authentication app like those from Google or Microsoft. To be thorough, we'll discuss how MFA can be hacked.

Todd Miranda is a technologist and entrepreneur with 40+ years of experience in the technology industry. He received his Bachelor and Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering from UAB. He is a senior architect and the security officer for Alden Systems and owner of NxtDimension Solutions. He has decades of experience in the software development and security industries and his passion for technology has yet to be beaten out of him! As a father, baker, magician, makeup artist, and scifi fan, he likes to dabble in all sorts of hobbies outside of just technology!