CRYPTOCard Launches USB Dongle Token: User-Friendly Smart Card-Style Authentication - No Reader Required.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers InfoSec World 2004 Booth 723 OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2004 CRYPTOCard (www.cryptocard.com), an innovative leader in authentication technology, today announced the latest addition to its extensive selection of authentication devices - the 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 (UB-1). Introduced as part of the newly-developed CRYPTO-Server 6.1 authentication solution, the UB-1, being demonstrated at InfoSec World 2004 (booth 723), provides the user-friendly convenience of a smart card authentication device without the need for, and associated expense of, a smart card reader. Coupled with CRYPTO-Server 6.1's newly-developed "Follow-Me Computing" functionality, the UB-1, which is small enough to attach to a key chain, makes it easy for server-based computing (Citrix or Microsoft Terminal Services) users to start a remote single sign-on session by simply inserting their dongle token into a computer's USB port and entering their PIN. Then, after logging off by simply removing their token, the user is free to reinsert Re`in`sert´ v. t. 1. To insert again. their UB-1 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. "The introduction of the UB-1 token makes it even easier for an organization to customize authentication technology to its unique security requirements," 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. "The UB-1 authentication token provides ultra-portable smart card-style ease of use without the expense of purchasing readers - making it ideal for organizations that do not require the multi-function capabilities of a smart card, such as door access security." CRYPTO-Server 6.1 couples two factors, something in the user's possession (a USB dongle token, a multi-function smart card, a hardware token, or a software token), with something they know (their PIN), to make it simple to positively authenticate all users attempting to access a VPN or Web-based system. The solution generates a one-time password for every log-on attempt, making stolen credentials useless to hackers while simultaneously eliminating the need for users to memorize complicated credentials - significantly reducing help-desk costs associated with resetting forgotten passwords, and the obvious security risk associated with users writing down their credentials. The UB-1 will ship in mid-April, and will have a suggested retail price of $69.00. For more information on the UB-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, and healthcare sectors. CRYPTOCard positively authenticates a user's identity by coupling something in the user's possession (a smart card, USB dongle token, 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), 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, UB-1, 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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