Protect Enterprise and Cloud Applications With Strong Authentication

Protect Enterprise and Cloud Applications With Strong Authentication

Strong Authentication with One-time Password (OTP)

Controlling access to cloud applications has become mission-critical as enterprises embrace the cloud. Cloud applications must be available to users any time, any place, without compromising security.

Protecting data in the cloud requires user authentication that goes beyond what you know (user ID and password) to what you have: a second factor that enables authoritative verification of the user’s identity. Strong authentication with OTP is the single most cost-effective way to protect enterprise cloud applications, particularly when users outside the firewall access the application.

OTP Server Solution

The One Time Password Server from Nordic Edge (an Intel^® company) leverages your existing enterprise identity repositories to deliver mobile two-factor strong authentication for enterprise and cloud applications, using devices your users already have: eliminating the expense and inconvenience of purchasing, distributing and managing single-purpose hardware tokens.

The OTP Server delivers software tokens to the Nordic Edge Pledge smartphone (iPhone, Android, Blackberry, etc.) app, SMS to any mobile phone, as well as email, Skype, IM, and YubiKey.

Flexible Solution With Dynamic Authentication

An authentication device, such as a cell phone, can store unique profiles for multiple service providers. So users only need a single authentication device instead of multiple tokens for different cloud applications.

Security policy is dynamically enforced, based on attributes such as geo-location, IP address, LDAP group, etc. For example, require an OTP when a user logs on from a hotel room via a VPN. The OTP software supports multiple authentication methods, including an additional PIN.

The solution is easy to implement and manage: most customers are up and running in a day or less. Fully automated key enrollment keeps management overhead low, which is perfect for organizations with high employee turnover or many external users.

Capabilities

• Strong authentication for enterprise resources – OTP ensures only authenticated users have access.
• Dynamic authentication: selects authentication methods based on user attributes.
• Flexible software token: choice of authentication media replaces complex, expensive, single-purpose hardware tokens. One token can be used for multiple enterprise and cloud apps.
• Low management overhead – easy to implement and manage, runs on existing IT infrastructure.
• Standards-based – supports LDAP, SQL, RADIUS, Java, OATH, and most popular operating systems.