MFA Reimagined
Phishing resistant & post quantum ready MFA built for banks, fintech, crypto, and payment platforms.
The Problem
Authentication is broken. One time passcodes (OTP) are easily phished and replayed. Push MFA creates fatigue and user risk. Biometrics can be spoofed. Passwords are forgotten, reused, or stolen fueling account takeover (ATO), credential theft, and massive identity fraud.
The core issue: legacy authentication relies on weak human memory and outdated cryptography, making MFA failure the number one cause of breaches.
The Breakthrough
Cognitive Authentication + Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
QSVA introduces a new category of phishing-resistant MFA and identity security by combining cognitive security (human-anchored secrets) with post-quantum cryptographic resilience.
Authentication should be secure because of humans, not in spite of them.
CAPTCHA used images to prove you are human.
QSVA uses images to prove your identity.
The Solution
QSVA replaces fragile passwords and OTP based MFA with visual verifiable credentials that cannot be phished, replayed, intercepted, or brute forced without hardware tokens, mobile apps, or SMS codes.
Not image matching
Not passwords or passkeys
Not behavioral biometrics
This is cognitive MFA—a visual recall based authentication framework that delivers:
– Phishing resistance by design
– Zero credential replay risk
– No password reuse
– No SMS/OTP infrastructure
– No mobile dependency
– No shared secrets
Why It Matters
Authentication must evolve to survive AI driven credential attacks and post quantum cryptography threats. Legacy MFA (including SMS, TOTP, push apps, and FIDO2) is already being bypassed. PQC mandates like NIST SP 800-208 are accelerating. Compliance and Zero Trust initiatives now require phishing resistant MFA.
QSVA delivers next generation identity assurance engineered for long term cryptographic security.
The Advantage
QSVA is the first MFA system that is human memorable, cryptographically secure, and post-quantum resilient.
– Secure under classical and post quantum threat models
– High-entropy cognitive secrets anchored in visual memory
– Independent of device trust or hardware keys
– Deployable cloud, hybrid, or on prem
– Built for Zero Trust identity architecture
– Integrates with IAM providers and SSO platforms
Built for financial institutions, government, defense, critical infrastructure, and Web3 security.
The Difference
Most authentication vendors fall into three legacy categories:
1. Legacy MFA (Duo, Microsoft, Authy)
These solutions rely on phishable factors such as SMS codes, OTP apps, and push approvals. While they meet basic compliance requirements, they remain the number one target of phishing kits, SIM swap attacks, and MFA fatigue exploits.
These tools were originally built for IT access control, not to secure high risk financial transactions or prevent fraud.
2. Passwordless MFA (HYPR, Beyond Identity, Transmit Security)
Passwordless authentication improves usability and removes passwords, but it does not eliminate account takeover fraud. These platforms rely heavily on device trust and remain vulnerable to session hijacking, man in the middle attacks, and token theft, which are the same modern threat techniques documented by Microsoft and CISA.
None of these vendors publicly document support for NIST approved post quantum cryptography, and they do not provide meaningful protection against AI driven social engineering or deepfake impersonation attacks.
3. Enterprise IAM (Okta, Ping Identity, ForgeRock)
These platforms provide identity plumbing including SSO, directories, provisioning, and workforce authentication, but they are not designed for fraud prevention. Their authentication flows still depend on shared secrets and phishable MFA methods, which are susceptible to credential replay and MFA bypass techniques.
These platforms focus on access orchestration, not security assurance under active adversarial conditions.
A new category: QSVA
QSVA introduces a fourth category of authentication focused on fraud proof security for financial environments.
It delivers phishing resistant MFA that eliminates OTP codes, push approvals, and shared secrets.
It uses human verifiable authentication methods that defend against AI generated social engineering and deepfake attacks.
It incorporates hybrid post quantum cryptography to support long term compliance with NIST and NSA migration guidance.
QSVA is purpose built for banks, fintech companies, credit unions, payment providers, and regulated digital platforms where trust, security, and fraud prevention are critical.