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PhoneFactor is a two-factor authentication system which utilizes automated phone calls to verify identity. With multiple out-of-band methods (phone call, text message, and push) and an OATH passcode option, PhoneFactor provides flexibility for users and a single multi-factor platform for IT to manage.

PhoneFactor provides strong authentication for government, healthcare, enterprise, banking, and website applications. By leveraging a device every user already has – a phone – PhoneFactor enables rapid deployment of cost-effective two-factor authentication.

PhoneFactor's out-of-band authentication adds an additional layer of security by calling a user's phone to verify a login or transaction.

Background
Based in Overland Park, Kansas, PhoneFactor was founded in 2001 by CEO Tim Sutton and CIO Steve Dispensa. .

Awards
PhoneFactor was recognized in 2011, 2010, and 2008 as an SC Magazine Awards Finalist for Best Multi- and Second-Factor Solution and received a prestigious five star rating in the magazine’s 2011 Multi-Factor Group Test. In 2011, PhoneFactor was awarded the Golden Bridge Award for innovation in cloud authentication. PhoneFactor was awarded the 2010 Product Innovation Award and the 2009 Reader’s Trust Award for Best in Out-of-Band Authentication from Network Products Guide. The company was also recognized with two 2009 Gartner reports, Cool Vendors in Identity & Access Management and Cool Vendors in Healthcare Providers, and was named to the Bank Technology News FutureNow list of the top 10 technology innovators securing the banking industry today.