| Businesses need
to manage digital keys and certificates. These systems can enable
the use of digital signature, digital receipt, encryption and
permissions management services across a wide variety of applications.
These certificate-based security solutions can be significantly
strengthened by the addition of a hardware token to securely
store these digital identities/credentials. Public Key Infrastructure
(PKI) is a security solution being implemented in many applications
worldwide. Based on an asymmetric system, PKI uses a "public
key" which can be used to send a user a message that only he
or she can decrypt with their "private key." In order to keep
track of these keys, a PKI system has to generate and manage
electronic "certificates," which link an individual to the key.
In addition, the private key is usually stored on a workstation,
creating a significant security risk since PKI cannot control
access to the desktop, potentially compromising the entire system.
With the Authenex A-Key® token, the private key is stored
on the token itself, which not only increases the security dramatically,
but also makes PKI a mobile solution allowing authentication
from anywhere in the world. In addition, Authenex ACert® allows
digital certificates to be stored on the token, which simplifies
the certificate management burden as well. As a result, Authenex
system can significantly enhance PKI implementations by adding
authentication capabilities while tightening any remaining security
holes. ACert is used in conjunction with our smaller and more
affordable USB model A-Keys, as our other models have on-board
key generation.
Furthermore, an Authenex A-Key used in conjunction with a
PKI system may also be used to leverage a suite of other Authenex
e-Security applications, including:
- Hard Disk Encryption
- Strong Authentication for VPN, Web and LAN
- Strong Web Access Control
- All-in-One Security Suite
- Secure File Transfer
- Digital Certificate Storage
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Digital
Certificate Storage