Those of you that were able to attend the "Apple Security Awareness Day" on March 31, 2005 got first hand information on CRYPTOCard's Token-based Strong Authentication Solution from their President & CEO, Malcolm MacTaggart and Product Marketing Manager, Judy Woelflé. That was a great opportunity for folks to meet and learn how they can leverage CRYPTOCard Token-based solutions.
The biggest surprise and excitement came when attendees saw and realized that they can now Login to Mac OS X 10.3.x / 10.4.x with a Token (One-Time-Password) solution -- many Federal agencies have been requesting this from Apple for years. CRYPTOCard's Token-based login authentication even supports the concurrent use of and migration from RSA SecurID.
Since then the CRYPTOCard Product line is also now available on the Apple Online Store for purchase. This would include the complete Token-based Solution (software & hardware) as well as the ability to purchase Smart Card Readers that are supported by the built in Smart Card Services in Mac OS X 10.4 for the Federal Smart Cards (CAC, GSCIS, PIV).
I wanted to give a heads up to any of you attending WWDC next week that CRYPTOCard will be available for you to meet with.
Malcolm MacTaggart, President & CEO of CRYPTOCard, along with his Product Development Manager and VP of Sales will be attending WWDC. If you would like the opportunity to speak with Malcolm and his team, please email Judy Woelflé email@hidden.
For those not familiar with the CRYPTOCard solution, I have included some information below, but would encourage any and all interested parties to visit their website <http://www.cryptocard.com/> or contact Judy Woelflé email@hidden .
CRYPTOCard - Enterprise-wide Token-based Strong Authentication Solution
CRYPTOCard's newly released software, CRYPTO-Server 6.3, adds the first Mac-centric authentication solution for IT infrastructures organized around Mac OS X Server. Once implemented, your Mac OS X Server becomes the centralized authentication and token management system for all users, regardless of their computing platform or location.
CRYPTOCard Tokens are an effective and economical solution for organizations that want to eliminate the risks presented by static, shared, stolen or easily guessed passwords.
For Mac Desktops
- Enforced CRYPTOCard authentication for desktop access (Startup, Screen Lock, Sleep)
- Authenticated Fast User Switching
- Internet Connect MSCHAPv2 (Tiger)
- CiscoVPN Client for Mac Integration
Infrastructure Integration
- Open LDAP integration
- Open Directory integration
- Databases (MySQL, Oracle
Network Integration
- RADIUS enabled systems (VPN, Firewall, NAS)
- Web Servers and On-Demand Computing (Apache, IIS, Citrix)