ESET®, the global leader in proactive digital protection
with a record of 10 years consecutive VB100 awards for its award-winning ESET
NOD32® technology, has updated its authentication IT security product and is
taking advantage of native support of Microsoft Exchange Server 2013, VMware
Horizon View, and many other VPNs, making ESET Secure Authentication more
attractive for businesses using these VPN appliances wanting to protect their
sensitive infrastructure and data. This mobile-based solution - a highly secure
mobile two-factor one-time-password (2FA OTP) authentication system, ensures
safer access to company network when end-users use their mobile phones to
connect to company networks.
This simple and lightweight IT security solution
provides yet another layer to the authentication process besides the regular
username/password. ESET Secure Authentication works with iPhone, Android,
BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7 and 8, Windows Mobile and J2ME-based phones. The
solution even supports authentication based on SMS messages thus supporting
older mobile phones unable to run the application. It is a client/server system
where the server provisions the one-time-password and the client displays it so
the user can use it for authentication in a supported system.
„Securing small and medium businesses’ assets and know-how, the updated
version of ESET Secure Authentication comes with integrated Microsoft Exchange
Server 2013 and VMware Horizon View,” says Marek Chorvat,
Business Project Manager. „Easy to
install and easy to deploy ESET Secure Authentication is a cross platform
solution which doesn’t drain your resources and adds noticeable layer of
protection to your intellectual property,“ adds Chorvat.
Designed to be very simple to install, easy to configure and convenient
to manage, the solution by default integrates with the most broadly used
services and protocols, now adding the widely used VMware Horizon View
integration. Being on the market for several months protecting Outlook Web Access/App (and now also in
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013) and RADIUS, ESET Secure Authentication is
now easy to be integrated for authentication into various other VPN Appliances: Barracuda SSL, Check Point Software SSL, Cisco
ASA (IPSec), Cisco ASA SSL, Citrix Access Gateway SSL, Citrix NetScaler SSL, F5 FirePass SSL, Fortinet
FortiGate SSL, Juniper SSL, Palo Alto SSL, SonicWall SSL.
ESET
Secure Authentication is another addition to ESET portfolio of solutions
protecting company data in the age of mobile technologies, which is supported on Windows Server - 2003, 2003 R2,
2008, 2008 R2, 2012. Throughout 2013, the solution was already
launched in more than 20 countries including United Kingdom, France, South
Africa, Czech Republic, Slovakia, New Zealand, Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Mexico, Peru, United States, Canada, Germany, Poland, Netherlands,
Spain, Ireland, Middle East, Greece, Cyprus, Portugal and Romania. The client application is available in these
languages: English, German, Russian, French, Spanish and Slovak.
Highlights of Key Benefits
Broad Mobile Platform
Support: Users using most of the
modern mobile devices including iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone 7
and 8, Windows Mobile, and J2ME-based phones can be protected via this
solution. The preferred authentication vector is the ESET Secure Authentication
mobile application. This application is downloaded to the end-user’s mobile
phone, allowing generating secure, one-time passwords. As a bootstrapping and
additional authentication vector, text-based SMS messages are supported for
users who cannot install, or have not yet installed, the mobile application.
Familiar Management
Environment (MMC and ADUC plugin): Windows Administrators will value from an easy day-to-day Active
Directory user-level administration that utilizes the familiar Active Directory
Users & Computers management tool, as well as from the integration with the
frequently used Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
Automatic
Configuration: Installation of the
mobile application is designed to be simple and seamless, starting with a “double-click” installer. The user clicks on a
link in a text message, which installs the application.
For further details on highlighted features
and benefits, visit the ESET Secure Authentication product page.