Today’s business environment requires ever more external access to corporate systems and information. Whilst much of this access has been through the emergence of web-based Extranets, this provides a specific solution for dedicated web based applications only. There also exists an increasing user population that require access to the Enterprise’s bespoke internal applications, networks and data. This is the realm of the VPN, a secure tunnel through which to remotely access the same information assets that are accessed internally.
VALid® for Remote Access is designed specifically to address the challenges facing organizations today. As a zero client-footprint solution that supports employees’ existing telephony devices such as the mobile and fixed line phones and other wireless PDAs, it eliminates the need for provisioning, deployment, renewal, support and repossession of dedicated devices. In addition, no software or specialised device drivers need to be loaded on the user’s PC. Access can be granted anywhere from any device. The VALid® model requires only the maintenance of a single trusted contact number, e.g. mobile phone, for each employee that could potentially require secure remote access for everyday use, or in the event of an emergency.
For further information, please download the white paper labelled "Enabling Secure Remote Acces"
and "Secure Remote Access in Changing and Complex Business Environments"
VPN
VALid provides strong, extensible authentication options for VPN access through its use of existing landline and mobile phones and PDAs, providing a zero client-footprint model that requires no provisioning or deployment, no maintenance and no recovery or re-provisioning of devices. Activation and de-activation of users, regardless of physical location, is instant, providing the responsiveness required to grant and revoke access. Through the elimination of costly hardware tokens organisations can also extend the reach of their VPN networks to more employees at a fraction of the cost. This can provide a particularly cost efficient method of securely invoking Disaster Recovery or Business Continuity plans, where employees are required to work from home or other premises not protected by a corporate network.
For further information, please download the white paper labelled "Enabling Secure Remote Acces"
Extranet
VALid provides key advantages for strong Extranet authentication through its use of existing landline and mobile phones and PDAs, providing a zero client-footprint model that requires no provisioning or deployment, no maintenance and no recovery or re-provisioning of devices. Activation and de-activation of users, regardless of physical location, is instant, providing the responsiveness required to grant and revoke access. Through the elimination of costly hardware tokens organisations can also extend the reach of their extranets by providing more employees and partners with access at a fraction of the cost it would otherwise incur. Apart from standard web based extranets, VALid also supports Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server, Citrix Access Gateway Advanced Edition and Access Gateway Enterprise Edition.
For further information, please download the white paper labelled "Enabling Secure Remote Acces"