Clef (app)

Clef was a San Francisco -based technology company, known for developing a mobile app that created a two-factor authentication for websites.[1][2] It allowed users to access sites with a single login password management service which stores encrypted passwords in private accounts.[3][4] It had a standard verification method that requires access to data on the mobile phone to confirm the user's identity.[5][6] The application required a Wi-Fi or mobile network, and the user could log in by scanning the computer screen with their phone.[7][8]

## History

Clef was founded in 2013 by Mark Hudnall, B. Byrne and Jesse Pollak.[9][10] It raised $1.6 million in seed funding in November 2014.[11] Clef integrated with many websites and applications, including WordPress. On March 17, 2017, Clef announced they would no longer support the plugin after June 6, 2017; Clef was acquired by Authy, another 2FA service, which later got acquired by Twilio.[12]

## References

1. ↑ Kyle Russell (19 February 2015). "Clef Offers Two-Factor Authentication Without All The Codes". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2015/02/19/clef-offers-two-factor-authentication-without-all-the-codes/. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
2. ↑ Andy Greenberg (26 June 2016). "So Hey You Should Stop Using Texts for Two-Factor Authentication". Wired. https://www.wired.com/2016/06/hey-stop-using-texts-two-factor-authentication/. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
3. ↑ Nicole Perlroth (18 December 2013). "New Clef Plug-In Lets You Forget About Your Password". NyTimes. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/18/new-clef-plug-in-lets-you-forget-about-your-password/?_r=0. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
4. ↑ "Login to your WordPress Website without Typing the Password". Labnol. 7 May 2015. http://www.labnol.org/internet/wordpress-login-without-password/28878/. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
5. ↑ Marisa Kendall (4 October 2016). "Oakland drawing more tech startups". East Bay Times. http://www.eastbaytimes.com/bay-area-news/ci_29749358/oakland-drawing-more-tech-startups. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
6. ↑ Ben Dickson. "5 authentication methods putting passwords to shame". TheNextWeb. https://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/03/31/5-technologies-will-flip-world-authentication-head/#gref. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
7. ↑ David Nield (22 February 2015). "Clef wants to change the way we log into websites". GizMag. http://www.gizmag.com/clef-new-password-alternative/36197/. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
8. ↑ Krystle Vermes (5 July 2016). "Startups & Technology That Will Probably Kill The Password". SnapMunk. https://www.snapmunk.com/startups-technology-will-probably-kill-password/. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
9. ↑ Kim Mai Cutler (24 September 2015). "Oakland To Tech: Please Don't Screw This Up Like Last Time". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2015/09/24/oakland-tech/. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
10. ↑ Mariah Carle (2 April 2014). "Oaktech: Oakland mobile start-up Clef ends need for password". OaklandLocal. http://oaklandlocal.com/2014/04/oaktech-clef-stop-using-passwords/. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
11. ↑ FinSMEs (2014-11-18). "Clef Secures $1.6M in Seed Funding" (in en-US). http://www.finsmes.com/2014/11/clef-secures-1-6m-in-seed-funding.html.
12. ↑ "When two-factor authentication app Clef shuts down in June, its staff will join Authy" (in en-US). https://social.techcrunch.com/2017/03/17/when-two-factor-authentication-app-clef-shuts-down-in-june-its-staff-will-join-authy/.

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