| 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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