AVATIER IDENTITY CHALLENGE CARD
Secure Deviceless Authentication
The easiest way to secure employee and contractor access— no smartphone, hardware token, or internet required.
What is Identity Challenge Card Authentication
Avatier Identity Anywhere for Secure, Deviceless Authentication
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is essential, but traditional MFA often leaves people out. Employees in factories, call centers, or remote locations can’t always use phones or apps. The Avatier Identity Challenge Card fills that gap with a simple, printed grid card that works anywhere — giving you complete MFA coverage without added tech or cost.
Our secure air-gapped technology solves serious limitations with device-based MFA for companies whose employees cannot or will not use personal devices for work, and for organizations without the budget for company-issued hardware.
How Deviceless Authentication Works
Resistant to phishing and credential-based attacks, as it does not rely on easily stolen passwords.
Instead of approving a login on a phone, users look up a code on their printed Avatier card when prompted. The system randomly picks grid coordinates — for example, “B3” or “E5” — and the user types the matching code from their card. That’s it. No network. No hardware. Just secure, instant access.
How Deviceless Authentication Works
No network. No hardware. Just secure, instant access.
Instead of approving a login on a phone, users look up a code on their printed Avatier card when prompted. The system randomly picks grid coordinates — for example, “B3” or “E5” — and the user types the matching code from their card. That’s it.
Solutions for Air-Gapped Environments
Lookup/Generate
The user checks their physical card by finding coordinates. (In this example the SECOND word in cell E1 is “supreme”.
Top 10 Use Cases
The Identity Challenge Card is optimal for all employees, especially subsets of your workforce that cannot rely on a mobile device.
Medical Staff
Air-gapped authentication prevents remote breaches of critical medical systems. Meets HIPAA requirements without personal devices, protecting patient data from ransomware and phishing.
Hospitality & Gaming Staff
High turnover and strict gaming regulations require instant provisioning without issuing phones. Challenge cards work on shared terminals and meet compliance requirements.
Factory Floor & Clean Room Staff
Personal devices banned due to contamination risks, IP theft concerns, and safety hazards. Paper cards enable secure access without compromising sterile or production environments.
Field Staff (Rental Agents, Farmers)
Works offline in remote locations without cellular or internet connectivity. Eliminates dependency on battery life or signal strength for authentication.
Government & Military
Classified systems and SCIFs require non-electronic authentication to prevent signal interception. Air-gapped cards eliminate electromagnetic surveillance risks in secure facilities.
Non-BYOD Workforce
Corporate policies prohibit personal device use for security separation. Challenge cards provide MFA without requiring employees to mix work and personal technology.
Layered Security Staff
Adds defense-in-depth with a completely different authentication factor. Paper-based layer can't be compromised through the same attack vectors as digital methods.
Replacing Socially Engineered Security Questions
Knowledge-based questions (mother's maiden name, first pet) are easily researched via social media. Challenge cards provide cryptographically random authentication impossible to socially engineer.
Passwordless Login & Authentication
Eliminates password vulnerabilities (reuse, weak passwords, credential stuffing). Card plus PIN provides strong authentication without password management burden.
Device-Agnostic Architectural Design
Works across any platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, web, mobile) without drivers or apps. Future-proofs authentication as technology and devices evolve.
Key Advantages & Benefits
The Avatier Identity Challenge Card provides a unique set of advantages that make it the most flexible and secure MFA solution for every user.
Deviceless MFA
Universal Coverage
Works for every user — even without mobile devices or internet. Perfect for secure zones, field sites, or disaster recovery.
Truly Anonymous
Zero Personal Data
The card contains no user information, unlike all existing MFA solutions. A lost card is useless without the PIN.
Dual-Factor Security
Phishing-Resistant
More secure than most traditional MFA. Verifies identity with something you have (your card) plus something you know (your PIN).
Always Available
Resilient & Reliable
Functions when a device breaks, the battery is dead or is simply unavailable. Requires no software updates or patching.
Cost-Effective & Simple
Zero Technical Overhead
Just print cards from Avatier. No new hardware, training, or maintenance required. Licensed per enrolled user.
User-Managed
Instant Provisioning
New cards and PINs can be created anytime by the end user or forced by policy after identity verification.
