From design, through implementation to support, our network solutions are designed to deliver the optimum level of security, with the best level of support.

RSA® Authentication Manager, the premier enterprise-class authentication solution and the power behind the RSA SecurID® product, provides this mission-critical component by scaling to support millions of users and protecting multiple applications and resources across numerous physical sites.

• Powers strong authentication for millions of RSA SecurID® end-users worldwide.
• Supports millions of users and hundreds of simultaneous authentications.
• Offers high performance and scalability with enterprise-level management features.
• Provides centralised, easy and cost-effective administration.
• Delivers robust logging and reporting capability.
• Interoperates with more than 300 networking products and applications out of the box.

RSA Authentication Manager software is the management component of the RSA SecurID solution. It is used to verify authentication requests and centrally administer authentication policies for enterprise networks. RSA Authentication Manager software is also interoperable with more network, remote access, VPN, Internet, wireless and application solutions than any other system available today.

Features such as clustering and load balancing, native LDAP, full web-based administration and high-availability platform support make RSA Authentication Manager the ideal solution for any size network that requires a robust authentication server.

Hardware Authenticators

RSA SecurID® hardware tokens provide "hacker-resistant" two-factor authentication, resulting in easy-to-use and effective user identification. Based on RSA’s patented time synchronisation technology, this authentication device generates a simple, one-time authentication code that changes every 60 seconds.

To access resources protected by the RSA SecurID system, users simply combine their secret Personal Identification Numbers (PIN’s) (something they alone know) with the token codes generated by their authenticators (something they have). The result is a unique, one-time-use passcode that is used to positively identify, or authenticate, the user. If the code is validated by the RSA SecurID system, the user is granted access to the protected resource. If it is not recognised, the user is denied access.

With RSA SecurID hardware authenticators, no interaction with the user desktop is required—that is, you don't have to install or maintain any software. Equally important, you are not required to program tokens. They are ready to use out of the box. In addition, RSA SecurID hardware authenticators are manufactured and sealed with an integral lifetime battery. No user maintenance or battery replacement is required. As a result, this authentication solution is as easy to deploy and administer as it is to use.

Software Authenticators

• Strong two-factor authentication in a highly secure software implementation.
• Convenience with merging of RSA SecurID technology onto a user’s personal device and eliminating the need to carry another item.
• Support for a wide range of computing platforms and devices.
• Flexibility for authentication models and policies, with support for up to ten software tokens on one device.

RSA SecurID software tokens support the same algorithms as the industry-leading RSA SecurID hardware authenticators. Instead of being stored in an RSA SecurID hardware authenticator, the symmetric key (or "seed record") is safeguarded securely on the user’s desktop, laptop, PDA, handheld, or mobile phone. RSA SecurID symmetric keys may also be stored on smart card and USB devices and used in conjunction with the RSA SecurID software token on the user’s desktop.

On-demand Authenticators

The RSA SecurID® On-demand Authenticator is an innovation that enables users to securely access the network without pre-assigned credentials. Requiring no physical hardware token or software to be installed on a laptop or smart phone, the on-demand authentication method provides flexibility and ease of deployment, while still maintaining all the security strictures required for two-factor authentication.

The On-demand Authenticator works by utilising a self-service web URL through which end-user requests for token codes can be initiated. From an Internet-capable PC, a user accesses the self-service web URL using the traditional login and PIN combination; upon successfully passing this step, a request for a token code to be generated and sent to the user's text-capable mobile device can be made. RSA® Authentication Manager generates the token code (8-digit) and sends it to the registered mobile device via short message service (SMS) utilising the public cellular network. Once received, the PIN and token code are entered as the one-time password (OTP) in the login process for the VPN, web portal, Citrix® or other application.

A delivery method utilising e-mail instead of SMS is also available and works in a similar fashion as described above, with the exception that the token code is delivered to the user's secure corporate e-mail address where it can be retrieved on a smart phone device.

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