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

VASCO, OpSource partner to provide secure cloud services

Thursday, October 6, 2011

VASCO announced that it has partnered with OpSource Inc. to provide joint clients a platform to deliver a cloud solution with secure authentication and login.

Through this partnership, VASCO’s authentication platforms VACMAN, IDENTIKEY and its cloud-based authentication DIGIPASS as a Service offering are now available for the OpSource Cloud.


VASCO’s strong authentication and e-signature solutions have been tested and validated on the OpSource Cloud, adding extra security to OpSource’s Cloud platform, while offering businesses cloud and managed hosting solutions that are secure and easy to manage.

Two-factor authentication technology from VASCO replaces static passwords with dynamic one-time passwords, increasing access security without compromising user convenience. The joint partnership provides an additional security layer for cloud application providers and further assures clients that only properly authenticated users gain access to the OpSource network. [end] 

SafeNet announced that it has acquired Cryptocard, a privately held provider of cloud based authentication solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

With the acquisition of Cryptocard, SafeNet adds to its authentication portfolio. Cryptocard’s platform will provide an opportunity for mobile and telecom service providers, as well as IT system integrators and service providers, to introduce Auth-as-a-Service to their end users.

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Nevada-based multimodal biometric authentication provider BioID has announced that its webcam-based biometric recognition product can now be used for authentication to Intel’s Cloud SSO and McAfee’s Cloud Identity Manager products.

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BT and Hitachi Europe Ltd. announced that they are jointly designing an identity management solution for the financial services market. In this move, BT is introducing BT Unified Trading federation, a cloud-based trust utility for secure identity exchange and will incorporate Hitachi’s Finger Vein Authentication Engine and technology to offer biometric security capabilities.

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LexisNexis Risk Solutions has added interactive voice response technology (IVR) from Angel, a provider of cloud-based customer engagement management products, for its LexisNexis IVR on Demand for Identity Proofing and Voice Biometrics product.

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