NSD Security's Secure Identity Appliance Receives Identrus Compliant Certification - Offers Identrus Financial Institutions Solution for Roaming PKI and Software Smartcards
San Mateo, CA (ots)
NSD Security Inc., a subsidiary of Nippon Systems Development Incorporated, and Identrus LLC, today announced the Identrus certification of the Secure Identity Appliance, making available to Identrus financial institutions the only FIPS 140-1 Level 2 certified roaming PKI solution.
The Secure Identity Appliance provides a single, highly secure infrastructure that can simultaneously support a wide range of authentication mechanisms ranging from PKI hardened passwords, to roaming PKI to 2-Factor authentication. For organizations forced into choosing between weak passwords and very costly smartcards, this innovative solution offers a range of options, which can be best matched to the needs of different applications within the business. Leading organizations in financial services, healthcare and government have deployed The Secure Identity Appliance.
"Identrus, and our participating global financial institutions, are always looking for ways to deploy highly pragmatic Identity Management solutions that deliver the security of PKI with the ease of use of passwords. The Secure Identity Appliance offers both," said Clay Epstein, senior vice president, Product and Technology, Identrus. "Our subsidiary, Digital Signature Trust, has used the Secure Identity Appliance for over a year to provide a roaming PKI solution for our significant U.S. government clients, so we can attest to its extraordinary reliability and simplicity - this really is a market-leading product."
"Having deployed the Secure Identity Appliance in our infrastructure for mission-critical single sign-on applications in healthcare, we are very pleased with the news of the Identrus certification. This will allow us to use the managed service we have built around this product to address the needs of several of our financial clients," said John Garvey, Chief Executive Officer, beTRUSTed Inc.
NSD Security Inc. is a subsidiary of the NSD Group headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. "We are very pleased with our subsidiary NSD Security receiving this prestigious certification from Identrus," said Isao Ogishi, President of NSD Japan. "This further deepens our strategic relationship with Identrus and our Identrus-Japan joint venture."
"This certification is yet another testament to the simple and sensible security offered by the Secure Identity Appliance and its underlying Practical PKI technology," said Trell Rohovit, CEO of NSD Security.
NSD Security Inc. will be showcasing The Secure Identity Appliance at the upcoming Identrus Participant Forum in Barcelona, Spain, September 10-12.
About NSD Security Inc.
NSD Security Inc., a division of the NSD Group, is focused on delivering authentication solutions that bridge the gap between "too weak" and "too hard." Our leading product the Secure Identity Appliance can be used to deploy Virtual Smart Card, Software Smart Cards and 2 Factor Smart Cards. The infrastructure can be used to provide solutions for secure web access, secure remote access, hardened single sign-on, directory hardening, roaming PKI and digital signatures. An organization can support multiple applications with multiple risk profiles on this single versatile infrastructure.
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Tim Renshaw
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E-Mail: tim@nsdsecurity.com