I haven't used those two specific products but I'm in favor of
whatever system requires people to NOT carry yet another device.  That
is, the VIP solution with the phone app.

Security and convenience are often at odds with each other.  We,
sysadmins, often want the absolutely most cryptographically secure
thing in the land (closed device).  However the phone app may be
slightly less secure (do you really trust a phone not to be hacked?)
but the fact that people always have it with them more than exceeds
the loss of security.  There is a big difference between 97% secure
with a device that people like and 99% secure with a device people
hate, forget to bring to work, lose, etc.  That extra 1% is not worth
it.*  If you are currently at security level "suck" and you have to
choose between "awesome + users like it" and "awesomer + users hate
it", either one puts you in a better position than you were before.


Tom

* For most enterprises.  Obviously YMMV.
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