Online and Digital Identification, Securing Web 2.0, PKI and Digital Certificates

Trustwave release two-factor authentication product

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Trustwave, a provider of on-demand data security and payment card industry compliance management solutions to businesses and organizations, has unveiled a token-less two-factor authentication solution.

Trustwave’s on-demand two-factor authentication solution couples digital certificates, representing user’s identities, with an existing Virtual Private Network.

Trustwave’s on-demand two-factor authentication solution reduces the typical costs associated with token-based authentication, while also eliminating the need to track inventory and maintain associated hardware and software. The solution leverages existing infrastructure and is managed via a Web portal. [end] 

DigitalPersona announced the release of a new version of its Pro Enterprise software solution, version 5.2.

Among the aspects of the new version DigitalPersona is touting are the extensive number of factors a company utilizing the solution can use to authenticate for access to sensitive information or secured computer stations. These factors include what a user knows, such as PINs or passwords, things you have, such as smart cards, contactless identity cards or Bluetooth devices, and things you are, such as fingerprints.

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The Indian start-up ArrayShield Technologies has entered the two-factor authentication market in India and is looking for value-added resellers, managed service providers and system integrators to help it become a player in this field, which it estimates to be nearly Rs 2 billion.

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Trustwave has released a mobile two-factor authentication product, reports the Web Host Industry Review. Called MyIdentity, it uses a variety of authentication mechanisms to provide two-factor authentication within the cloud.

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Yubico and SSO Easy have partnered to create a simplified two-factor authentication for single sign-on (SSO).

Designed for users who must implement strong two-factor authentication for access to SAML-based SSO servers, critical applications and sensitive information, this solution utilizes Yubico’s YubiKey driverless USB-token to log in with a one-time password.

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DigitalPersona released a new version of its Pro Enterprise authentication device. It now contains the ability to support a number of new authentication credentials, enabling organizations to mix and match the ways in which employees securely identify themselves to Microsoft Windows and other applications.

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With the implementation of its authentication security suite at Goldsworth Primary School, online identity protection provider Yubico has shown that its two-factor authentication and VPN connectivity are a viable solution in the education market.

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