Trustgenix and IdentityForge Partner to Provide Identity Federation for Mainframe Environments; Trustgenix IdentityBridge and IdentityForge LDAP Gateway Enable Enterprises to Leverage Mainframe User Repositories for Single Sign-On.BOSTON -- Trustgenix, Inc., the leader in federated identity In information technology, federated identity has two general meanings:
LLC - Logical Link Control ., today announced at the SHARE User Conference a technology partnership that enables enterprises to use their existing mainframe identity repositories for providing single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. (SSO See single sign-on and CSO. SSO - single sign-on ) to internal as well as partner-hosted applications. The integration of Trustgenix IdentityBridge with IdentityForge 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. Gateway significantly reduces SSO administration costs for companies with mainframe applications. The companies will demonstrate IdentityBridge and IdentityForge at SHARE booth 91. Many large enterprises, especially in the financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and insurance sectors, continue to invest in and maintain large mainframe computing infrastructures, which have their own user account repositories. For these companies, duplicating a user directory that already exists in order to provide SSO to non-mainframe applications is both costly and a waste of valuable resources. The combination of IdentityBridge and IdentityForge allows companies to leverage their mainframe identity data and use federated identity to provide employees access to applications that reside inside and outside the organization. Internal and External SSO Within an organization, the IdentityBridge-IdentityForge solution enables employees to perform a SSO and be granted access to all the applications they are authorized to use including mainframe and office productivity programs. IdentityBridge and IdentityForge also allow enterprises to use existing mainframe accounts for authenticating users who need SSO access to applications that are hosted at customer or partner web sites. IdentityForge host-based agents support RACF (Resource Access Control Facility) IBM mainframe security software introduced in 1976 that verifies user ID and password and controls access to authorized files and resources. RACF - Resource Access Control Facility , ACF (Advanced Communications Function) An earlier official product line name for IBM SNA programs, such as VTAM (ACF/VTAM) and NCP (ACF/NCP). ACF - Advanced Communications Function 2, Top Secret, AS400, and iSeries to provide comprehensive identity management features between these systems and IdentityBridge. "Identity management technology was originally developed on the mainframe, where controlling access to applications was critical to protecting business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets ," said Timothy Finley, executive vice president of worldwide sales for Trustgenix. "As a result, today's mainframe environments maintain sophisticated user account repositories. Our strategic partnership with IdentityForge enables enterprises to extend the value of their mainframe investments with identity federation." "The ability of mainframe and mid-range user identities to be shared within modern open environments is very exciting. It allows for the preservation of current mainframe and mid-range assets, which contain the majority of the company's customers, employees and partners credentials," said Michael Hrobat, vice president of sales for IdentityForge. We are pleased to integrate our technologies with Trustgenix, a leading provider of federated Connected and treated as one. See federated database and federated directories. solutions." Availability The integrated Trustgenix IdentityBridge and IdentityForge LDAP Gateway solution will be available in the fourth quarter of 2005. About Trustgenix Trustgenix, Inc. is the leading provider of federated identity software. Trustgenix IdentityBridge enables enterprises and service providers to securely exchange user identity data even if they use different identity management systems. This capability allows business users and consumers to perform one security sign-on and securely traverse multiple web sites via PCs and wireless devices. IdentityBridge also maintains the privacy of end-user credentials and supports open industry standards including SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) An XML-based format from OASIS for exchanging security information for single sign-on. The "assertions" are statements from a SAML authority that authenticate a user, confirm some attribute about the individual and grant or and Liberty Alliance. For more information about Trustgenix and its products visit us at www.trustgenix.com About IdentityForge IdentityForge (IdF) is a software company specializing in identity management/security administration for host-based systems. Our solutions securely provide bi-directional support to integrate modern LDAP and Identity and Access Management software functionality within the mainframe security model. IdentityForge host-based agents complement Identity and Access Management software when RACF, ACF2, Top Secret, AS400, iSeries are essential components of an enterprise's overall Identity and Access Management infrastructure. |
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