Strong authentication
Security experts agree that many flaws exist in authentication systems where a simple login/password combination is sent across the network. More robust solutions are needed if real proof of the identity of anyone who performs an action online is to be obtained.
Cryptolog's strong authentication solution provides a higher level of security than traditional login/password systems by ensuring that passwords never leave the client device, not even in hashed or encrypted form. As a result, there is no risk of passwords being intercepted over the network or of users being redirected to a fake server -- two of the most common security dangers.
Cryptolog's authentication solutions can also be adapted for use with two-factor authentication via smart cards or biometrics.
Strong authentication is widely used in:
- Online banking and stock trading, offering a higher level of security (and therefore confidence and trust) than a simple login/password combination
- Digital administration, allowing citizens and officials to manage taxes, social security payments and more -- all online
- Health care, providing medical practitioners with secure access to confidential patient records
- Companies and organizations of all sizes and in all sectors, ensuring that sensitive corporate data remains secure
The Cryptolog solution
Cryptolog's strong authentication solution consists of:
- A PKI: Cryptolog Identity
- A digital certificate management system: Cryptolog Unicity
- A client-side application such as Cryptolog Unicity plug-in or Cryptolog WebPass