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New Product to Allay SaaS Security Concerns|
- By CXOtoday Staff, Nov 07, 2008 1353 hrs IST
- Tags : Identikey 3.0, VASCO, SaaS security concerns
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Identikey 3.0, VASCO Data Security International s latest offering for a secure SaaS deployment is based on VACMAN technology. It provides Digipass two-factor authentication for remote access to networks and for web-based applications. The solution is targeted at medium and large enterprises who want to integrate user authentication or signature validation into their web applications. Its SOAP interface enables Identikey integration in virtually any web-based environment.
By default hosted applications offer authentication through static password only. Digipass authenticator creates a dynamic one-time password to replace the static password offered by default in a SaaS application. This prevents confidential login credentials from getting transmitted over the Internet and become susceptible to phishing attacks. With the adoption of this strong two-factor authentication, business critical data residing in Internet based applications can be safeguarded from attacks.
Hosted applications (ERP, CRM, e-gaming, accountancy, pay-roll applications) are becoming increasingly popular, especially among business decision makers. IT-departments have genuine security concerns on SaaS implementation.
"When implementing SaaS applications at VASCO, we were concerned about the security aspects of these hosted applications. We used our own technology and expertise to find a solution to our security concern. While implementing it at VASCO we realized that others might face the same concerns. With Identikey Server 3.0 we now offer our own security measure for Saas to the market," said Jan Valcke, president and COO at VASCO Data Security.
Identikey Server can be integrated on the hosted application side, provided through the SaaS vendor or through an integration partner, who will offer it as an authentication service to its customers. It can also be implemented on the customer side, allowing the SaaS customer to use it simultaneously for other authentication purposes, such as securing remote access to the corporate network for home office users or remote workers.
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