Wednesday, 1 March 2006

RSA Security Unveils Two New Authenticators

RSA Security has unveiled two new authenticators – RSA SecurID Toolbar Token and RSA SecurID SID900 Transaction Signing Token – which provide businesses and consumers with flexibility and choice in deploying security for online information and transactions. According to the company, these solutions are designed to help customers create a layered approach to security in which authentication mechanisms are deployed based on the level of risk and the value of data involved.

RSA SecurID Toolbar Token

RSA SecurID Toolbar Token is an authentication option that is delivered in the browser toolbar format. The solution supports RSA Security’s efforts to enable strong authentication within a range of devices, software platforms and online services. After downloading the toolbar, users simply navigate to the Web site protected by RSA SecurID technology, and then utilize the token code appearing in the toolbar. The solution supports Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox browsers.

RSA SecurID SID900 Transaction Signing Token

RSA SecurID SID900 Transaction Signing Token provides organizations such as financial institutions the ability to supply businesses and consumers with a secure means of digitally signing online transactions. In addition, customers may also leverage this one-time password-based technology for user authentication. Using the credit card-sized RSA SecurID device with a PIN pad, a user simply enters a transaction value, and is then prompted with a unique identifying code. The user submits the code online, and this “signature” is attached to the transaction, verifying authenticity.