Established, Standalone Solution for Identity Federation Delivers SAML 2.0
Support; New Features Improve Scalability, Usability and Performance
BEDFORD, Mass., March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RSA Security Inc.
(Nasdaq: RSAS) today announced RSA(R) Federated Identity Manager 3.0 software,
extending the scalability, usability, security and performance of one of the
most established platforms for identity federation. RSA Federated Identity
Manager software now supports the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
2.0 protocol, which greatly expands the potential applications for federation.
In addition, architectural enhancements and other new features position RSA
Federated Identity Manager software as an ideal long-term solution for
business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C) and government-based
identity federation initiatives. Because the software is not bound to
specific web single sign-on solutions, customers may integrate RSA Federated
Identity Manager software into heterogeneous technology environments.
RSA Federated Identity Manager 3.0: Key Features and Benefits
By supporting SAML 2.0, which consolidates best-of-breed features from
SAML, Liberty ID-FF and Shibboleth specifications, RSA Federated Identity
Manager software enables customers to leverage the latest version of the
industry's most mature identity federation standard. RSA Federated Identity
Manager 3.0 software is certified as 'Liberty Alliance Interoperable' for SAML
2.0 by the Liberty Alliance for all Identity Provider (IdP) and Service
Provider (SP) use cases, which ensures the solution is fully interoperable
with identity solutions from various technology vendors. Additional features
include:
* Improved management and scalability with a brand new graphical user
interface (GUI): RSA Federated Identity Manager 3.0 software delivers
a completely redesigned browser-based GUI, which is easier to manage
and provides enhanced features (e.g., searching and pagination) vital
to expanding federation initiatives. The new GUI also enables
customers to easily manage multiple connections -- unlike some
competitive solutions that may become onerous as the number of partner
connections expands. Wizard-based configuration, advanced
troubleshooting capabilities, intelligent defaults and features such as
one-step partner configuration serve to make identity federation faster
to deploy.
* New tools for testing federated connections: In order to ease the
deployment process, RSA Federated Identity Manager software delivers a
self-contained framework for prototyping and testing the solution
internally, or with SAML 2.0-based partners. The framework includes
comprehensive templates for IdP and SP configuration, authentication
and policy -- as well as a full suite of sample web pages -- allowing
customers to test initial connections in only a matter of minutes.
* Architectural improvements for increased flexibility and performance:
RSA Federated Identity Manager software now provides greater
integration flexibility with expanded application server support, an
embedded data store for lightweight deployments, and an improved
plug-in architecture that both facilitates integration and improves
performance through connection pooling.
U.S. Federal Government: E-Authentication and Information Sharing
Initiatives
RSA Federated Identity Manager software is specifically relevant within
the U.S. federal government market due to the E-Authentication Initiative, and
national initiatives focused on enabling greater information sharing within
the defense, intelligence, homeland security and law enforcement communities.
As an E-Authentication-approved vendor, RSA Security plays an active role in
supporting federal agency efforts to meet the E-Authentication requirements.
Looking ahead, RSA Federated Identity Manager software is anticipated to
provide a best-of-breed solution for federal agencies as the U.S. General
Services Administration moves E-Authentication towards the SAML 2.0 protocol.
In addition, RSA Federated Identity Manager 3.0 software further meets the
needs of U.S. federal government agencies by leveraging Federal Information
Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 certified technology -- from the RSA
BSAFE(R) encryption solutions family -- to digitally sign and/or encrypt SAML
asserts. The FIPS 140-2 standards were developed by the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, and are required of any cryptography solution used
by U.S. federal government departments and agencies.
"RSA Security is committed to delivering solutions that enable customers
to securely and efficiently implement federation without having to become
protocol experts themselves. RSA Federated Identity Manager 3.0 software
furthers this mission by delivering a Liberty-certified SAML 2.0 solution that
easily integrates into any environment, irrespective of the authorization
infrastructure in place," said Toffer Winslow, vice president of product
management and marketing at RSA Security. "As SAML 2.0 establishes itself as
the foundation for federation technology interoperability, we're proud to
continue our efforts as a champion for open, industry-wide technology
standards."
Availability
RSA Federated Identity Manager 3.0 software will be available worldwide in
the second quarter of 2006. More information may be found at
http://www.rsasecurity.com/FIM/.
About RSA Security Inc.
RSA Security Inc. is the expert in protecting online identities and
digital assets. The inventor of core security technologies for the Internet,
the Company leads the way in strong authentication and encryption, bringing
trust to millions of user identities and the transactions that they perform.
RSA Security's portfolio of award-winning identity & access management
solutions helps businesses to establish who's who online -- and what they can
do.
With a strong reputation built on a 20-year history of ingenuity,
leadership and proven technologies, we serve approximately 20,000 customers
around the globe and interoperate with more than 1,000 technology and
integration partners. For more information, please visit
http://www.rsasecurity.com.
RSA Security, RSA, SecurID and BSAFE are either registered trademarks or
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All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective
companies.
For more information:
Jessica Hawks David Seuss
OutCast Communications RSA Security Inc.
(646) 442-3770 (781) 515-6279
rsa@outcastpr.com dseuss@rsasecurity.com
SOURCE RSA Security Inc.
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CONTACT:
Jessica Hawks of OutCast Communications for
RSA Security Inc., +1-646-442-3770, rsa@outcastpr.com; or David
Seussof RSA Security Inc., +1-781-515-6279,
dseuss@rsasecurity.com
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