VASCO Data Security Offers DIGIPASS Authentication For Windows Logon

VASCO Data Security, a software security company specialising in authentication products, has announced the launch of DIGIPASS Authentication for Windows Logon. DIGIPASS Authentication for Windows Logon offers companies of all sizes a chance to protect their Windows PCs, which are connected to the corporate network, against unauthorised access.

With the availability of DIGIPASS Authentication for Windows Logon, VASCO also announced the availability of IDENTIKEY Server Enterprise Edition. IDENTIKEY is VASCO’s authentication server for network and application security offering OTP and e-signature capability.

IDENTIKEY Server Enterprise Edition

With IDENTIKEY Server Enterprise Edition, VASCO makes IDENTIKEY-based strong authentication available to a vaster range of enterprises from large companies to smaller enterprises, starting at five users. VASCO’s IDENTIKEY offering consists of a number of standard packages:

• Standard Edition: includes authentication through RADIUS on a single server

• Gold Edition: comprises authentication through RADIUS and on IIS-based applications and can be installed on a primary server with replication on a backup server

• Enterprise Edition: includes authentication through RADIUS and on IIS-based applications, as well as Internet-hosted business applications and offers DIGIPASS Authentication for Windows Logon. This edition includes licences for seven servers.

DIGIPASS Authentication for Windows Logon

‘DIGIPASS Authentication for Windows Logon’, a feature of IDENTIKEY Enterprise Edition, is installed as a small software module on the end user’s Windows environment. It can be installed on desktop PCs and laptops that are connected to the corporate network. As soon as ‘DIGIPASS Authentication for Windows Logon’ is set up, it replaces the original login window by a version that will send the login credentials to IDENTIKEY Server for verification.

When laptops are used outside the corporate network, for instance, on the road or at home, the log-on module will work in unconnected mode, allowing the same strong authentication functionality as in connected mode. If the computer works in unconnected mode, the login credentials are validated against a local database of one-time passwords. These OTPs are generated when the PC is working in connected mode, and they are securely encrypted and stored. With thousands of OTPs generated upfront, the user can work for several weeks in unconnected mode.