Remote Access
Nearly all companies are looking for options to reduce their ongoing IT costs. For many of them, the high costs of their token-based remote access solutions are a thorn in their sides. All the same, cost-effective alternatives do exist today that even offer expanded functionality.
Digital certificates on demand from TC TrustCenter not only provide the same strong authentication as one-time passwords but are also compelling due to their lean administration, fast availability and extra features.
Token have been used since the mid-80s as a proven method for identity and access control. Especially the so-called one-time passwords (OTP) have become prevailing by providing mobility to users independent of their location.
This independence, however, comes at a price. High initial investments and high overhead for the physical management of the tokens are combined with a high effort for lifecycle management:
- Maintenance of the back-end server infrastructure
- Replacement of lost tokens
- Replacement of expired tokens
- Replacement of empty batteries
- Recovery of tokens from temp workers or former employees
But 20 years after the introduction of the OTP tokens, the mobile usage scenarios have changed. If you think mobility today, you also think small notebooks or smartphones: The clients have become mobile. The increasing miniaturization and convergence of mobile clients accelerates this development considerably: The notebook becomes a token.
The new mobility also demands more than strong authentication. E-mails should be encrypted, data secured as well, especially on notebooks, and the valid signature of documents mitigates a considerable risk of litigation.
The alternative – cost-effective, universal and attractive
If the notebook or the smartphone becomes a token, a digital certificate can be used as a secure second authentication factor. And software certificates simply provide more functionality by ensuring secure e-mails, protected data and authentic documents – and all this typically at a lower total cost of ownership.
TC TrustCenter’s on-demand platform enables the fast deployment of X.509 standard certificates without up-front investments in hardware, without software installation, and without configuration changes. And all this at a cost of under 15 Euros per user per year and with a readiness for use within less than two weeks.
Whether you are reluctant to further accept the high cost of your tokens or you are currently looking for access control solutions. You should talk to us. We have the cost-effective alternative!
