Cybersecurity-centered, FIDO-2 standardized and “back to school” oriented, the new Swissbit solution collaboration has got you covered for your new college semester. Moodle-friendly, the new integration of the FIDO-2 standard, available at the plugins section of the main moodle site, has certainly stepped up the security features of online learning platforms. he already established Moodle plug-in for "multi-factor authentication" has been extended to integrate FIDO2/WebAuthn with the help of this collaboration/solution.
Today, Moodle, and other online learning platforms, is the norm in many academic institutions and spheres. Moodle, a platform-independent open-source learning management system (LMS) with a global presence and active development community, is one of the most popular solutions on the market. Even before the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic, online Learning platforms have grown in popularity. Especially as learning management aids. This is due to their abilities to simplify the learning experience, make it more flexible for the student and to make the educational material more accessible. True to form for the modern age. Recently, Certified Moodle service providers- namely the moodle platform consultant lern.link in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH region)- were able through collaboration with memory tech inventor Swissbit to provide phishing-resistant authentication. This was gained via hardware security key or FIDO stick to end-users, upgrading the security of the learning process in universities, schools, and businesses. Customers will be able to purchase the secure authentication method directly during implementation in the future through provider’s subscription model in a bundle with Swissbit's iShield Key Pro security key.
Through this partnership, and as stated in MoodleMoot conference back in September of this year, a new step in cybersecurity for the overall learning experience. The integration of the FIDO2 standard which allows users to securely log in to the Moodle platform using “multi-factor authentication” (MFA), was integrated through an extension of the already-established Moodle plug-in for MFA. Reinvigorating the practice with the integration of FIDO2/WebAuthn apparatus. As we all know, studying today is accompanied with access to online platforms. This usually involves a login, and identification, process. This all takes time. time that usually can be spent elsewhere. Thus, the FIDO2 module is the perfect solution for fast easy access authentication solutions for the average student.
This solution is based on asymmetric cryptosystems and relies on hardware security keys for authentication. lern.link and Swissbit are both committed to implementing the standard into the existing plug-in for "multi-factor authentication" and financially backed the request for FIDO2 integration as a login choice in Moodle. Furthermore, The functionality was tested and confirmed with Swissbit's new iShield Key Pro module during implementation. In the spirit of platform openness, the plug-in is listed in the Moodle Plugins Directory and can be used by all Moodle system integrators and developers. You don’t need a bell ring to learn this is the next big memory solution.