UPEK Announces Support for RSA SecurID One-Time Password Technology

Logistics Insight Asia - Technology & Market Trends, 20/2/2008

Introduction marks latest innovation for biometric-enabled multi-factor authentication for use with millions of notebook computers and peripherals.

UPEK Inc., a leading brand of secure biometric fingerprint solutions, has announced the availability of its Protector Suite QL 5.8 software and award-winning Eikon Digital Privacy Manager USB peripheral now with embedded RSA SecurID technology. The joint technology solution combines the convenience and security of biometrics in millions of existing notebook computers with the market-leading strong authentication solution from RSA, The Security Division of EMC.

UPEK’s Secure Endpoint Solution with Digital ID engine is engineered to embed RSA SecurID technology, allowing enterprise IT administrators to conveniently deploy multi-factor authentication and reduce costs associated with token loss and replacement while increasing productivity by streamlining the authentication process with just a swipe of the finger. This solution also is designed to leverage RSA SecurID built-in integration with more than 200 leading vendors of firewalls, remote access servers and wireless access points. The solution supports up to three factors of authentication with the fingerprint biometric, the RSA SecurID software token and an optional PIN.

This solution is built to enhance overall security through biometric confirmation of the person using the device, and is accessed through its Protector Suite QL client software suite, certified as RSA SecurID Ready. UPEK-enabled notebooks and peripherals can be immediately enabled to take advantage of RSA SecurID OTP technology. By embedding RSA technology within the latest generation of UPEK peripherals and chipsets for the notebook computer market, an RSA SecurID software token seed, which needs to be purchased separately directly from RSA or its channel partners can be stored securely in the UPEK hardware and be used to generate one-time passwords directly from within the biometric hardware. This solution provides IT organizations strong authentication with non-repudiation while adding a new level of user convenience for strong adoption. (For a list of supported notebook computers, see the UPEK website at: www.upek.com/tokens).

UPEK, www.upek.com