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)