Secure Portal Access

VIP access is a free mobile application that transforms

approx 250 mobile phones and smartphones into VIP authentication tokens. This

converts your phone into a two factor authentication based one-time password

generator. It helps in adding one more layer of security on top of your existing

login credentials for many popular websites such as eBay, PayPal, AOL, Name.com,

Adobe, etc. There are around 102 websites on which you can activate this service

if you have an on line account with them. The code generated by these

applications is a onetime password, which changes every 30 seconds. To use this

application, you will require a GPRS and J2ME enabled phone.

You can download it from www.vipmobile.verisign.com. You

will be asked to enter your mobile number on which the link has to be forwarded

for downloading. You can even go to m.verisign.com from your phone's browser and

download it directly.

You can see if your phone is natively supported by this

application or not, else you can download the Java version which will work with

most phones that have a Java plugin. Once you enter your number, you will

receive the link within 30 secs, post which you can click to download the

application. It will install in one go and take a few seconds to activate

itself. After this, you will be provided with a link where you can register

yourself with Versign. As you register yourself, you will see a credential

number and a security code displayed on your phone's screen. Use this credential

number for registration into member sites. This credential number makes your

installation of the application a unique instance so that it can be linked with

your credentials. And even if you uninstall and reinstall the application on the

same handset, it will not be using the same code; so you have to re-configure

all sites where you were using VIP access again with the new code. This has been

done to make sure that no one else can clone your OTP and hack into your

accounts. Next to the the security code you will see a timer, and after every 30

secs your security code will change. For security reasons your credentials

cannot be sent to any other phone. This ensures your security code cannot be

cloned. On the Verisign website, go to the section 'where to use credentials',

and you can register yourself with various websites. We opened an account with

AOL and then registered with it through VIP access.

The VIP credential ID and Security Code displayed at the screen after VIP service is activated on your mobile.

In this box you need to enter your 6-digit security code from the display.