Switzerland: VASCO Data Security Launches DIGIPASS Authentication for Windows Logon and Announces IDENTIKEY Server Enterprise Edition.Byline: datta03 VASCO Data Security Inc., a leading software security company specializing in authentication products today announced the launch of 'DIGIPASS Authentication for Windows Logon'. DIGIPASS Authentication for Windows Logon offers companies of all size a cost effective way of protecting their Windows PCs which are connected to the corporate network, against unauthorised access. With the availability of 'DIGIPASS Authentication for Windows Logon' VASCO also announces the availability of IDENTIKEY Server Enterprise Edition. IDENTIKEY is VASCO's comprehensive authentication server A device used in network access control. It stores the usernames and passwords that identify the clients logging in, or it may hold the algorithms for token access (see authentication token). for network and application security offering OTP (1) (One Time Programmable) Refers to programming content or logic into chips such as EPROMs and EEPROMs, which cannot be reversed. See antifuse. (2) (One Time P and e-signature capability. IDENTIKEY Server Enterprise Edition With IDENTIKEY Server Enterprise Edition, VASCO makes IDENTIKEY based strong authentication available to a vaster range of enterprises from large companies to smaller enterprises, starting at 5 users. VASCO's IDENTIKEY offering consists of a number of standard packages: Standard Edition: includes authentication through RADIUS on a single server. Gold Edition: comprises authentication through RADIUS and on IIS-based applications and can be installed on a Primary server with replication on a backup server A computer in a network used to store copies of files from client machines or other servers. Such servers typically have their disks set up in a RAID configuration to provide fault tolerance. See backup program, RAID, SAN and LAN free backup. . Enterprise Edition: includes authentication through RADIUS and on IIS-based applications, as well as internet hosted business applications and offers DIGIPASS Authentication for Windows Logon. This edition includes licenses for 7 servers. The solution is made extremely convenient and simple, which makes it suitable for VASCO's channel partners to implement and straightforward for the SME (1) (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise) See SMB. (2) (Subject Matter Expert) An individual who is well-versed in the policies and procedures of a particular department or division. to use. Furthermore the solution is highly scalable: applications and users can easily be added as the company grows. Traditionally companies start to secure their remote access with DIGIPASS strong user authentication See authentication. . The use of static password A static password is a password that does not change, or is rarely altered. Static passwords are also called weak authentication. Example Your password to access your computer is by default a static password. , the weakest link when it comes down to security, is replaced with a dynamic One-Time Password (security) One-Time Password - (OTP) A security system that requires a new password every time a user authenticates themselves, thus protecting against an intruder replaying an intercepted password. OTP generates passwords using either the MD4 or MD5 hashing algorithms. (OTP) generated by DIGIPASS?. As their understanding of strong authentication grows, they look to secure other applications with the same DIGIPASS, like portals, e-commerce, online applications. Large enterprises increasingly look at authentication to secure their business critical applications including CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. , payroll systems, SaaS-applications,... These enterprises often have offices all over the world and largely depend on network infrastructure to communicate between offices. IDENTIKEY Enterprise Edition is ideally suited for distributed environments: it can be installed on up to 7 servers offering a high availability solution for authentication and supporting the distributed working environments of large enterprises. IDENTIKEY is based on VASCO's core VACMAN?? technology and customers can choose from a wide range of DIGIPASS authenticators, both hardware and software based, which best fit the need of the end-user. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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