Why IDgo? | IDgo Authentication

Every authentication method relies on one or more of three core factors:

🔐 Something You Know: passwords, PINs, one-time passcodes, or secret personal information
👤 Something You Are: biometric identifiers such as a fingerprint, facial recognition, iris scan, or voice print
📱 Something You Have: a physical item in your possession, such as a mobile phone or security key

IDgo leverages "Something You (always) Have" and combines this with mobile device and encryption technology to deliver a simple, fast, and secure authentication service.


	Method	Dependency
	Device-based	Mobile device with an encrypted credential
	Knowledge-based authentication	Information that is easily discoverable
	Voice biometrics	Voice prints that may be vulnerable to AI fakes
	Fraud warning solutions	Data that is not consistently conclusive

"Something You Know”, also known as Knowledge-based Authentication, is the most common form of authentication — and also the most vulnerable. Passwords, PINs, and personal questions can easily be stolen, guessed, or compromised through data breaches and social engineering attacks.

"Something You Are” methods, such as biometrics, can be secure when properly implemented. However, they are increasingly targeted by AI-driven attacks that can mimic human voices or faces with alarming accuracy." to "Depending on the implementation, voice biometrics, a "Something You Are" factor, may be vulnerable to AI fakes.

Fraud Warning Solutions have the limitation of being probabilistic, with the data they use not always being able to be conclusive, so additional factors are needed at times to complete authentication.

IDgo eliminates the weaknesses of traditional methods by verifying identity through Something You Have — the user’s mobile device. Each device contains built-in security features such as biometrics, passcodes, and screen locks.

IDgo enhances these protections by adding encryption and mobile security layers to defend against advanced threats, including SIM swap, port-out, and call spoofing attacks.

The result is a fast, frictionless, and highly secure authentication process that protects users and gives enterprises confidence in every interaction.

Why It Matters

Eliminates passwords and shared secrets
Enhances mobile security with encrypted credentials
Simplifies authentication across all digital and offline channels
Protects against data breaches, phishing, and AI-based impersonation

A Smarter Approach to Authentication

The secure, simple alternative to legacy authentication methods.

The Challenges with Legacy Authentication Methods

The IDgo Difference

Authentication Built on “Something You Have”