2. Say if the following statements are True or False.

1) The data stored in IT systems don’t have to be protected.

2) Passwords-only authentication can’t ensure your information is securely protected.

3) A user that gets access to a network can be only a person.

4) If information which is transmitted over the network is not encrypted, there could be a threat of impersonating a user.

5) There is a distinction between identification and authentication in terms of privacy.

Vocabulary

3. Find English equivalents of the following phrases in the text.

1) подтверждать личность

2) несанкционированный доступ

3) единственное средство аутентификации

4) достоверная личность

5) выполнять задания

6) проверяемое представление пользователя

7) персональный идентификационный код

8) потенциально уязвимый

9) обойти механизм аутентификации

10) неопровержимое доказательство

4. Match the words 1-7 with the definitions a-g.

1) authentication a) to get the right or opportunity to read

or write data

2) token b) one of the meaningful units (names,

constants, etc.) in the input to a compiler

3) biometrics c) data’s consistency and freedom from

corruption

4) confidential d) a process by which subjects, normally

users, establish their identity to a system

5) to gain access e) available only to authorized persons

6) to impersonate someone f) to pretend to be someone you are not,

sometimes with fraudulent intentions

7) integrity g) the measurement of physical

characteristics, such as fingerprints,

DNA, to verify the identity of individuals

5. Find the words in the text which have the similar meaning to the words below.

1) important or useful

2) to protect, safeguard

3) to keep from happening

4) considerably, greatly

5) to handle or deal with

6) weakness or sensitivity

7) danger or risk

8) to put into a code

9) common or shared

10) to depend on

6. Read the text below and choose the best option for each gap. Problems and Solutions

The issue of information security is becoming more and more (1) …………….. today. With increasing frequency, companies are forced to think about relying on means of authentication for the provision of a (2) ………….. level of protection for their assets of information.

A reliance (3) ……… standard means of user identification does not provide the required level of information security. At the same time, and as a rule, users:

- use standard passwords;

- leave notes about their (4) …………… and passwords at their workstations;

- (5) ………….. identification information using their e-mail.

An identification / authentication system ensures that the organization information security remains well-protected by using token firmware. A token is a compact USB drive or Smart Card (6) ………….. for storing the user’s personal information. There are no functional distinctions between a Smart Card and a USB drive – both use a special chip with a (7) ……………… memory. They only differ in how they are used – a USB drive connects to personal computers, while Smart Cards use special (8) …………… .

The range of a token’s application is fairly broad; it can be used for the following purposes:

- personal computer authorization;

- electronic document protection;

- the establishment of protected connections (SSL (Secure Socket Layer), VPN (Virtual Private Network);

- the storage of complex passwords;

- the storage of employee’s personal (9) ……………..;

- the storage of digital certificates;

- access control system (ACS) operations;

- control of movement of personnel in the organization;

- time and attendance accounting and so on.

By using tokens, an organization vastly improves the general level of its information security. And by using certified solutions, it has the opportunity to gain savings while at the same time ensuring its personal data security. In essence, authentication systems are a component of general (10) ……………………. access protection.

1. a) risky b) relevant c) immaterial

2. a) highest b) tall c) high

3. a) of b) at c) on

4. a) logins b) identities c) names

5. a) bypass b) pass c) share

6. a) used b) using c) being used

7. a) classified b) ensured c) protected

8. a) reviewers b) scanners c) readers

9. a) data b) datas c) informations

10. a) illegal b) unauthorized c) unofficial

7. Look at the following examples from the text:

the user’s personal information; range of a token’s application; employee’s personal data

a) Revise the rule of the possessive case and answer the following questions:

- What is the function of the possessive case?

- When do we add ’s and when only ’?

- Can all objects have a possessive form?

b) Form the possessive case of the following nouns:

Charles/the book; rabbits/the cage; our dog/new kernel; the roof/the house; Tom and Alice/ a car

8. Write down the process of authentication using the terms from this unit.