President Obama wants people to be better secured when using the Internet. The rising costs and concerns over identity theft as well as weak cybersecurity have caused the president to task a group with finding solutions to the online identification problem.
Obama’s group, the National Strategy for Secure Online Transactions, may eventually recommend ways for consumers to be vetted, some type of background check, and a technology they can use for better security when conducting business online.
The president wants consumers to use strong authentication, something more than user name and password, which will most likely add another security factor, say officials familiar with the project.
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