All About Tricubes and Authentication

Authentication, simply put, is the process of determining whether someone of something is, in fact, who or what it is supposed to be. So, then what is the difference between authorization and authentication? Both terms are often used synonymously, but are two distinctly different processes. You will find more information about it and about Tricubes Malaysia below.

Authentication vs. Authorization

Authentication is a process where the credentials provided are compared to those on file in a database of authorized users’ and are either stored on a local operating system or within an authentication server. The process is completed when the credentials match and the user is granted authorization for access. The permissions and folders returned define both the interface the user sees and the way he/she can interact with it, including duration of access and other rights such as the amount of allocated storage space.

On the other hand, authorization is both the process of an administrator granting rights and the process of checking user account permissions for access to resources. The privileges and preferences granted for the authorized account depend on the user’s permissions, which are either stored locally or on the authentication server. An administrator sets all the settings defined for all these environment variables.

User Authentication vs. Machine Authentication

Most human to computer interactions have occurrences of user authentication like automatically logged-in accounts and kiosk computer systems, excluding guest accounts. Commonly, a user has to enter or choose an ID and provide their password to begin using a system. User authentication authorizes human-to-machine interactions in operating systems and applications as well as both wired and wireless networks, to enable access to networked and Internet-connected systems, applications and resources.

Authentication in Malaysia - Tricubes

Tricubes was established in 1998, and despite the 1Malaysia email controversy, they are still Malaysia’s premier security solutions company that specializes in providing access systems for clients from a plethora of industries. Their most important strength is that they provide products and services to two technology segments, which are Enterprise Mobility and Identity Authentication. Merging the world’s best technologies and a dedication to innovation, Tricubes has successfully addressed all clients’ security requirements consistently.

Tricubes tirelessly strives to provide only the best information technology products and solutions. The hardware and software solutions are intended to be assimilated with value added services like project management, systems integration and application development. Tricubes also meticulously aims to perfect the enterprise mobile systems, identity authentication systems and electronic payment systems segments. Here are some interesting facts about Tricubes:

1. Tricubes has serviced over 300 organizations and installed over 60,000 smartcard and biometric verification devices to date.
2. Tricubes recently completed software development projects for Petronas Carigali, Tenaga Nasional Berhad and Malaysia Airlines utilizing the Mobile to Enterprise (M2E) middleware platform.
3. They have completed projects with an accumulated billing of RM280 million to date since the Tricubes story began in 1998.
4. The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM), Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), Malaysia’s Road Transport Department, the National Registration Department, Ministry of Health, Maybank Malaysia Berhad, CIMB Bank Berhad, RHB Bank Berhad, HSBC Bank, UOB Bank, Orly Airport, Morocco Royal Palace and Maxis are some of the many clients which Tricubes has provided solutions for.
5. Last but not least, Tricubes has invested an excess of RM25 million in Research and Development (R&D) and commercialized 11 locally designed and manufactured products.

Finally, the truth about Tricubes is that they aspire to continue to provide reliable products like smart card readers that aid enterprise applications in enforcement and data collection, as well as mobile rugged handheld devices that have integrated barcode scanners. Their mission does not end there; Tricubes also provides desktop optical biometric smartcard readers and USB device interfaces for the communication between a personal computer and a smart card. Its software products include an identity authentication middleware for smartcard and biometric base system. What is great about Tricubes is that there is no telling what they will conjure up next.

Find out more at Tricubes Berhad website by clicking here: www.tricubes.com or by looking for Tricubes Berhad on Facebook.