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Managing Associations

RiskMinder uniquely identifies a user as a valid user of your system by automatically associating (or binding) a user to the device that they use to access your application. This is referred to as an association (or device binding) in RiskMinder terminology. Users who are not bound are more likely to be challenged in order to be authenticated.

RiskMinder also allows users to be bound to more than one devices. For example, a user can use a work and a home computer to access your application. Similarly, you can bind a single device to more than one users. For example, members of a family can use one computer to access your application.

Important! It is recommended that you discourage users from creating associations with publicly shared devices, such as systems in an Internet cafe or kiosk.

Association management includes: