Developers: | SafeNet |
Technology: | Cybersecurity - Authentication |
Many organizations use the SaaS-application for accomplishment of the main business objectives. In cloud CRM-applications, such as Salesforce.com, the most valuable data of the company requiring the strengthened protection is often stored: sales forecasts, data on clients and also documentation containing intellectual property. The solution for OTP authentication of SafeWord 2008 includes now functions of the joint identification and single pass-through authentication (Single Sign-On, SSO) for the SaaS-applications, including Salesforce.com and Google Apps. SafeWord 2008 gives to clients an opportunity to expand the system of corporate identification on the SaaS-applications.
"The most convenient and simple platform of management of authentication in use is ready to work in clouds now, - Andrew Young, the vice president for product management of SafeNet company says. - Due to the universal distribution of the SaaS-applications of the organization want to use fully such advantages of cloud computing as operational efficiency and scalability, without worrying at the same time about security of the virtual assets. Using the solution SafeWord 2008 clients can easily protect the data and in cloud applicaions without entering of any changes into the platform of authentication or infrastructure".
The solution SafeWord 2008 provides strict authentication and SSO for the clients having access to the SaaS-applications. Integrating corporate credentials of users through Security Confirmation Markup language (Security Assertion Markup Language, SAML), the platform of management of SafeNet authentication allows the organizations to use both for internal, and for cloud applicaions already existing infrastructure now, and to users - the same credentials.
For clients who only plan or are already ready to transition to cloud computing, the fact that the platform of management of authentication from SafeNet supports both office, and cloud applicaions now is of great importance. Using SafeWord 2008 users can perform an input in them, applying identical credentials. It simplifies and accelerates process of login of end users and also promotes cost reduction and more effective use of resources due to centralized operation by transactions. Administrators do not need to manage several sets of the rights or credentials for the different systems and applications any more that provides compliance to internal security policies.