The CRYPTO-Logon 6.3 for Microsoft® Windows® two-factor authentication solution is designed to help Microsoft enterprise customers eliminate the use of static passwords, whether working remotely or inside the firewall, thus ensuring that valuable network resources are accessible only by authorized users. It delivers a simplified and consistent user login experience, virtually eliminates help-desk calls related to password management, and helps organizations comply with regulatory requirements. The use of two-factor authentication instead of traditional static passwords to access a Windows environment is a necessary critical step for information security. This new technology allows users to securely and conveniently access network resources without ever knowing, needing, or changing a static password.
CRYPTO-Logon for Microsoft Windows provides organizations with the following:
Stronger Security – CRYPTO-Logon for Microsoft Windows provides enhanced security when the user is online and connected to the network, or offline, by replacing Microsoft static passwords with one-time passcodes. It provides protection against the clear and present threat of security breaches from both outside and within the firewall, ensuring that only legitimate users gain network access.
Ease-of-Use – CRYPTO-Logon for Microsoft Windows provides a simple, consistent logon procedure for users logging on to their desktop. Once in place, organizations can eliminate the need to implement password change policies - reducing user error, frustration, and help-desk calls. Through CRYPTOCard’s extensive support of industry standards, this solution extends to provide seamless integration for VPN, WLAN, Web, and application access solutions from industry leaders, such as Citrix and Cisco.
Compliance/Auditing – CRYPTO-Logon for Microsoft Windows complements Microsoft Windows auditing and reporting with detailed access logs and reports that can help companies meet compliance requirements for industry and government regulations, such as HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, or Gramm-Leach-Bliley.