CRYPTO-Server 6.1's 'Follow-Me Computing' Takes User-Friendly Authentication to a New Level.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers InfoSec World 2004 Booth 723 OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2004 CRYPTOCard (www.cryptocard.com), an innovative leader in authentication technology, today announced the launch of CRYPTO-Server 6.1. CRYPTO-Server 6.1, being demonstrated at InfoSec World 2004 (booth 723), includes CRYPTOCard's newly-developed "Follow-Me Computing" functionality, to set a new standard in user-friendly authentication - and application ease-of-use in campus (hospitals, and other multi-building site) locations. "Follow-Me Computing" makes it easy for server-based computing (Citrix or MS Terminal Services) users to start a remote single sign-on session by simply inserting their CRYPTOCard multi-function smart card, or newly-developed USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. dongle The term was originally slang for a "hardware key." Today, the term is often used to refer to any small adapter that has a short cable with connectors at both ends. See hardware key and PC Card dongle. token, and entering their PIN. Then, after logging off by simply removing their authentication device, the user is free to reinsert Re`in`sert´ v. t. 1. To insert again. their smart card or USB dongle token and enter their PIN at another thick-client or thin-client terminal to resume the same session at exactly the point at which it was suspended (e.g. Cell D3, in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet). The system can also be set by the administrator to lock the machine rather than simply logging off the user. By simply coupling "Follow-Me Computing" with the door access capability of CRYPTOCard's multi-function smart card, an organization can ensure that users have to log off after every session in order to be able to travel around the campus - eliminating the considerable security risk associated with users leaving a computer logged on - particularly in the health services, government, and financial services sectors. Alternatively, CRYPTOCard's newly-developed USB dongle token, that plugs straight into a computer's USB port, enables organizations to provide users with smart card-like ease of use without having to purchase smart card readers. CRYPTO-Server 6.1 utilizes the familiar ATM-style (i.e. One-PIN-And-You're-In) protocol to make it simple to positively authenticate all users attempting to access a VPN or Web-based system by coupling something in the user's possession (a multi-function smart card, USB dongle token, hardware token, or software token), with something they know (their PIN). CRYPTO-Server 6.1 generates a one-time password for every log-on attempt, making stolen passwords/credentials useless to hackers while simultaneously eliminating the need for users to memorize complicated passwords - significantly reducing help-desk costs associated with resetting forgotten passwords, and the obvious security risk associated with users writing down their passwords. "CRYPTO-Server 6.1 is not only simpler to use, easier to administer, and vastly-more secure than traditional static user-ID-and-password, but it also provides a Return On Investment, or Payback Period, that can be measured in months," said Malcolm MacTaggart, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , CRYPTOCard Corporation. "An organization cannot guarantee system security if it cannot identify each individual user and ensure that they log-off when they have finished their work," commented Steve Noyes, Director - Information and Communication Technology, Mount Sinai Hospital Mount Sinai Hospital can refer to:
CRYPTO-Server 6.1 includes CRYPTO-Console, which provides a single point of administration to make it easy for organizations to create and administer a token-deployment database by simply importing existing company LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. (e.g. Active Directory or Open LDAP) directories. Other CRYPTO-Server 6.1 components include CRYPTO-Deploy, which makes it simple for administrators to instantly distribute software tokens from any computer, to any user, in any location - or for users to activate their hardware tokens; CRYPTO-Logon, which replaces the Windows log-on page to provide secure LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. log-on (One-PIN-and-You're-In) computing; CRYPTO-Web, which protects Apache and IIS Websites down to the page level; CRYPTO-Kit, which provides developers with the tools to make it simple to integrate CRYPTOCard's technology with existing security applications/systems; and CRYPTO-VPN, that makes it simple to provide authenticated access to third-party VPNs (e.g. Cisco, Checkpoint, Neoteris, and Nortel). CRYPTO-Server 6.1 also provides RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. Migration functionality that enables organizations to switch from an authentication solution that necessitates replacing hardware tokens after a fixed period of time to CRYPTOCard's hardware tokens with replaceable batteries that can be utilized indefinitely. CRYPTO-Server 6.1 will ship in mid-April for Microsoft and Apple server operating systems. A five-user (all you need in 1 box - server software and tokens) bundle will be available for $499 (SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. ). CRYPTOCard's products are available from Tech Data and other distributors, integrators, and resellers throughout the world. For more information on CRYPTO-Server 6.1, please go to www.cryptocard.com, or visit booth 723 at InfoSec World 2004 for a demonstration. About CRYPTOCard Corporation Established in 1989, CRYPTOCard provides cost-effective Secure Password Technology to leading enterprises worldwide in the government, technology, aerospace, financial, telecommunications, and healthcare sectors. CRYPTOCard positively authenticates a user's identity by coupling something in the user's possession (a smart card, hardware token, or software token), with something the user knows (their PIN), and provides centralized authentication for all physical and network access regardless of network infrastructure or user location. CRYPTOCard's partners include Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ), Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL AAPL Apple Computer, Inc. (stock symbol) AAPL American Association of Professional Landmen AAPL American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law AAPL Advance Audiovisual Presentation Limited AAPL Advocates for Arkansas Public Libraries ), Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ), Check Point (Nasdaq:CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), Citrix (Nasdaq:CTXS CTXS Citrix Systems (NASDAQ stock ticker symbol) ), Entrust (Nasdaq:ENTU), Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL ORCL Oracle (stock symbol) ), Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ), and Macromedia (Nasdaq:MACR). For additional information on CRYPTOCard, please go to www.cryptocard.com, or visit booth 723 at InfoSec World 2004. CRYPTOCard, CRYPTO-Server 6.1, CRYPTO-Consul, CRYPTO-Deploy, and CRYPTO-Logon, CRYPTO-Web, CRYPTO-Kit, CRYPTO-VPN, and "Follow-Me Computing" are trademarks of CRYPTOCard Corporation. Other products mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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