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| CRYPTOCard's Universal Version of CRYPTO-Server 6.4 for Mac OS X CRYPTOCard has announced a Universal version of its CRYPTO-Server 6.4 for two-factor authentication solution. This provides seamless integration with Apple's Power PC- and Intel-based Macintosh computers and enables full optimization on both platforms. CRYPTO-Server 6.4 makes it simple to protect LAN, VPN, web-based (Apache and II S), and desktop access for Mac OS X version 10.4 "Tiger". CRYPTO-Server 6.4's many new features include: - A new machine to machine architecture which provides a much faster, smaller footprint solution that improves user and administrator experience - Support for a new software token for BlackBerry handsets from Research In Motion (RIM) which will enable remote users logging into the corporate network from a desktop or laptop via a VPN to use their BlackBerry handset to generate the necessary credentials for two-factor authentication - Client-based 'Disconnected Authentication' to ensure a mobile user's laptop is protected even when connection to the CRYPTO-Server is not possible - USB Dongle support for Intel-based Macs Developed to meet real-world requirements - where Mac workstations often live in a mixed Windows domain, with Linux and Windows clients and Apache or IIS Web servers - CRYPTO-Server makes it simple to positively authenticate each user within a true heterogeneous environment. Fully compatible with Tiger's support for smart cards, CRYPTO-Server makes it simple to implement a single 'authenticator' for photo ID, building, door, and network access. CRYPTOCard's authentication solution requires two levels of 'proof' of identity: 1) Something a user has - a CRYPTOCard token that generates a one-time password. 2) Something a user knows - a secret PIN. The benefits include: A lost token is useless without the PIN; a stolen or shoulder surfed PIN is useless without the token. A lost token is readily noticed and can be easily revoked; each generated password is used only once and will never work again - tokens stay in synch with the CRYPTO-Server to manage this process - the result - passwords cannot be stolen, shared, written down or stuck to the side of a monitor. The CRYPTO-Server is the authentication hub of the solution and includes several components: CRYPTO-Logon for desktop and LAN authentication; CRYPTO-VPN (supports Apple and Cisco) for remote authentication; CRYPTO-Web (supports Apache and IIS Web Servers) for website and web portal authentication; CRYPTO-Kit which provides developers with the tools to easily integrate CRYPTOCard's technology with existing security applications/systems; CRYPTO-Deploy to facilitate the deployment and activation of tokens; CRYPTO-Migration, which provides RSA DES Token Migration functionality that enables organizations to easily switch from an alternative system; and CRYPTO-Console, the Admin interface that facilitates, deployment and revocation of tokens, control of configurable elements, and tracking/reporting functions. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Computing News :: home page |