RSA(R) Authentication Manager 7.1 focuses on intelligence and streamlined
performance to enhance RSA's Information Risk Management portfolio
BEDFORD, Mass., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- RSA, The Security
Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC), today announced the next generation of RSA(R)
Authentication Manager, the software management platform and the power
behind the flagship RSA SecurID(R) solution.
Building on its industry-leading reputation and including extensive
additions to its features and functionality, the new RSA Authentication
Manager version 7.1 continues to meet the evolving Identity Assurance needs
of customers by providing business continuity options -- in the event that
a large number of users unexpectedly have to work offsite -- along with
extended authentication choices and enhanced operational efficiencies.
RSA Authentication Manager, which powers the authentication of more
than 25 million RSA SecurID users worldwide, is the de facto standard in
strong authentication, helping to minimize risk associated with identity
impersonation and inappropriate account use while allowing trusted
identities to freely and securely interact with corporate systems.
"Rapidly-evolving business models demand flexible and robust solutions
that can deal seamlessly with complex risk scenarios while concurrently
reducing deployment costs and enhancing productivity," said Chris
Christiansen, VP of Security Products & Services at IDC. "RSA is advancing
its flagship authentication solution to meet these challenges. It is adding
streamlined and centralized credential administration and more dynamic
choice to allow businesses to meet a range of needs and contingencies."
"This is a significant step forward and a key piece in the end-to-end
Identity Assurance solutions that customers can expect from RSA. Security
threats are evolving more rapidly than ever before -- and so therefore is
the need for a more flexible and intuitive authentication system," said
Christopher Young, Vice President and General Manager, Identity and Access
Assurance Group, RSA. "The new enhancements in RSA Authentication Manager
7.1 -- along with the rest of RSA's Information Risk Management portfolio
-- provide the core components for customers to form a solid and scalable
security infrastructure, now and in the future."
The new functionality in RSA Authentication Manager 7.1 is engineered
to provide customers with powerful and seamless user authentication
experiences, which are not only secure, but which also allow support for
new business models. RSA has designed RSA Authentication Manager 7.1 to
expand and enhance the provisioning of secure access for employees,
customers, and partners -- making it easier than ever for partners and
customers to strike the perfect balance between risk, cost and convenience.
New offerings include:
Business Continuity
The new business continuity offering in RSA Authentication Manager 7.1
is built to allow RSA customers to temporarily expand a server license for
a period of time, to meet an influx of a large number of remote access
users. This expansion could occur during a business disruption or
emergency, when many employees may have to work from remote locations for
an indeterminate length of time. A Self Service module facilitates
around-the-clock 'on the fly' deployments, so that users can register,
request and receive credentials without overwhelming the IT help desk. The
business continuity feature complements what many VPN vendors offer, a
cost-effective "bursty access" method which gives the customer the ability
to accommodate large numbers of additional users quickly and without
requiring a permanent license.
Extended Authentication Methods
The solution also introduces support for new authentication methods to
allow flexible deployment and lower management costs. New methods are
engineered to include:
-- On-demand Authenticator - delivers token codes via short service
message (SMS) or email and requires no physical token to be assigned,
or software to be installed.
-- Dynamic Seed Provisioning - using RSA's proprietary Cryptographic token
key initiation protocol (CT-KIP) to enable the more rapid deployment
and set-up of software tokens, this allows the seeding and
commissioning of a software token without sending the seed file over
the network.
-- Built-in Management Support for Global Messaging Vendor Clickatell - a
built-in interface to use with Clickatell, a worldwide mobile messaging
company, to help administrators securely assure global SMS delivery of
large numbers of on-demand authentications.
Enhanced Operational Efficiencies
RSA Authentication Manager 7.1 also is designed to include a set of
capabilities, features and applications to make the solution easier to
administrate, to lower the total cost of ownership, and to facilitate the
leverage of existing IT resources. New operational features are engineered
to include:
-- Broad Integration into the IT Environment
-- Native LDAP Support - RSA Authentication Manager 7.1 supports true
native LDAP for connection to Microsoft(R) Active Directory(R)
directory service and Sun(TM) ONE databases.
-- Microsoft Management Console Support - A Microsoft Management
Console snap-in is supported so that IT administrators can manage
basic token lifecycle issues utilizing this application.
-- Web-Based Management - A browser-based graphical user interface, along
with re-optimized menus, gives administrators the capability to
centrally manage the full scope of functions, all from a single login.
-- Delegated Administration - which enables a 'super-administrator' to set
up lower-level administrators to manage policies, users, groups, tokens
and agents.
-- RSA(R) Credential Manager - This offers workflow provisioning and an
end-user self-service console which provides a mechanism for new and
existing users to manage all aspects of their token lifecycle. For
example, a user can report a lost token, gain emergency access, reset a
PIN, request an On-demand Authenticator, update a profile and more.
"RSA has long been committed to delivering the most comprehensive
flexibility and choice in two-factor authentication and authorization for
our mutual customers, and this solution -- along with its relentless focus
on ease-of-management -- takes our opportunity to the next level," said
Preston Hogue at NCA. "Regardless of the size of the organization, it is
critical that businesses are able to set policy on who has access to what
information, what types of credentials they have and how to manage the
lifecycle of those credentials. This provides a foundation for determining
the source of the individual being authorized, the classification of the
assets they are accessing and lastly the level of credentials required,
based on the value of that asset. With RSA solutions, we are finally
approaching an authentication and authorization platform that takes into
account the assets being protected. The mechanisms and choice of
authentication and authorization from RSA provide the market with efficient
and cost-effective ways to assure identities - and to have the necessary
confidence in who is accessing corporate resources."
Availability
RSA Authentication Manager 7.1 will be available worldwide in Q2 2008;
any current RSA SecurCare(R) customers licensing a prior version of RSA
Authentication Manager are eligible to upgrade to an RSA Authentication
Manager 7.1 license.
More information on RSA's announcements and related initiatives may be
found online at http://www.rsa.com/rsaconference2008/. In addition, RSA's
information risk management solutions, services and partners will be
featured in Booths #1717 and 1817 at RSA Conference 2008, April 7-11, 2008,
at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
About RSA
RSA, The Security Division of EMC, is the premier provider of security
solutions for business acceleration, helping the world's leading
organizations succeed by solving their most complex and sensitive security
challenges. RSA's information-centric approach to security guards the
integrity and confidentiality of information throughout its lifecycle - no
matter where it moves, who accesses it or how it is used.
RSA offers industry-leading solutions in identity assurance & access
control, encryption & key management, compliance & security information
management and fraud protection. These solutions bring trust to millions of
user identities, the transactions that they perform, and the data that is
generated. For more information, please visit http://www.RSA.com and http://www.EMC.com.
RSA, SecurCare and SecurID are either registered trademarks or
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disclaim any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after
the date of this release.
SOURCE EMC Corporation
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