New software development kit.Pointsec Mobile Technologies, have announced Pointsec for PC version 6.0, with a new access control architecture built for increasingly standardized authentication factors An authentication factor is a piece of information used to authenticate or verify a person's identity for security purposes. The three most commonly recognized factors are:
SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) designed to streamline the integration process of access control and endpoint encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. . Pointsec's new access control architecture, the Multi-Factor Authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. Engine, is designed to meet a growing industry need to simplify access control for users, reduce the cost structure of managing access to information stored on endpoint equipment and provide higher levels of security to block accidental or malicious loss of sensitive information through two-factor authentication The use of two independent mechanisms for authentication; for example, requiring a smart card and a password. The combination is less likely to allow abuse than either component alone. See authentication. . Pointsec for PC 6.0 streamlines the addition and management of a second authentication factor, such as a token or smart card, for endpoint security by removing the burden of costly and inflexible proprietary integrations. Pointsec Smart Card SDK The Pointsec Smart Card SDK streamlines the integration of any smart card solution with Pointsec's endpoint encryption technology. For smart card providers and customers, the new SDK will cut integration time to weeks instead of several months. It also allows customers to leverage existing smart card technologies that have already been purchased or deployed and not become locked into a proprietary solution from a singe supplier. www.pointsec.com |
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