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Tokenless Authentication

Stephen Crick Business Development Manager

SecurEnvoy Overview
UK company - Founded in 2003 Inventors of Tokenless Authentication Represented in 38 Countries (and growing) 700 global customers Million End User Devices Pure Channel Partner Sales Model Private and profitable company

Who uses SecurEnvoy?

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SecurEnvoy Products
SecurAccess
SecurICE

SecurPassword
SecurMail

Evolving User Base

Simplicity Usability

Versaility
Cost 1980

1990

2000

2010

2011+

Mobile Workforce
Technology is driving mobility Consumer and Business devices are becoming the same thing Social Networking is driving communications and business Connect Anytime, Anywhere on-demand Make it Secure and not Complex

Simple Facts
Usability Consumer / End User

Simple Facts
Versatility Technology / Capability

Simple Facts
Simplicity Administration

Simple Facts
Cost Upfront / On-going

Two Factor Authentication


Factor One Something You Know Factor Two Something You Have

Problems With Passwords


Social engineering Finding written password Post-It Notes 10 PINs a day! Guessing password / pin Dog / Kids name / Birthday Shoulder surfing Keystroke logging Can be resolved with mouse based entry Screen scraping (with Keystroke logging) Brute force password crackers L0phtcrack

Are you Secure?

Protect Yourself / Company


Compliance PCI Sox HIPAA Government / Military / Education E-Initiatives Policy Stronger Security Its now Your Digital Profile! Your money Your identity

Adding Another Level

Andyk P0stcode 234836

Something You Know Something You Own

Deploying 2FA

Tokenless

SecurAccess

Tokens Vs Tokenless
Traditional Tokens
Usability Extra hardware Usually extra complexity to login Not globally recognised Simplicity Nightmare to manage Extra Servers Extra Databases Extra Security Required Extra maintenance Versatility Usually One solution per item Cost Expensive upfront and ongoing

Tokenless
Usability Uses what you already have (5 Billion Phones globally) Intuitive process for login Everyone understand SMS and Phones Simplicity 20,000+ users deployed in an Hr Uses what you already have
NO NO NO NO Extra Extra Extra Extra Servers Databases Security Required maintenance

Versatility Can support multiple apps Cost Around 60% cheaper

SMS or Soft Token

SMS - Reliability

SMS Secure?
Phone Trojans Need to install on the phone? Seed Record Hacking No seed records Man in the Middle User alerted on login attempt Session cookie is fingerprinted OTP once the code is used it is locked / changed SMS capturing User alerted on login attempt Without Username & Password what is the SMS for? Unidirectional not susceptible to DDoS attacks

One SMS Solution?


Real Time
What is true Real Time
Flash vs Pure Text

Pre-Load
Available Now Multiple Code Options Still Secure Uses SMS protocol to simplify

What if there is no network coverage? What if there are delays?

Web Gateway / Modem


Voice / SMS / Pager

SecurMail

SecurMail

Password Reset Traditional Method


Traditional approach Enrollment User Enrolls with Separate security questions Database of user information Mothers Name First School Child Name First job Street name Password reset User answers a random set of security questions

User Password resets password Reset Complete via API

SecurPassword
User Authenticates with Two-Factor Enrollment User Enabled upon in All User data stored SecurEnvoy server LDAP (AES 256 bit)

Supported LDAP User sent automatic servers: enrollment request Microsoft AD Novell e-Dir User selects Security Sun One questions Linux IBM
User provides Security answers User enrollment process complete

Self Service Reset


User selects password reset link

User enters passcode and security answer

User enters new password Password policy elements are displayed

SecurEnvoy
Usability Consumer / End User Versatility Technology / Capability Simplicity Administration Cost Upfront / On-going

Case Study
T-Mobile (UK) Mobile Telecoms Company
RSA User 2000 approx.
Change? Cost / Complexity admin contractors etc.

SecurAccess 6000 approx. Competition


Cryptocard Swivel

Reasons for choosing SecurAccess


Simplicity Administration / Msoft AD integration Cost savings (initial and ongoing)

Other benefits
Deployed over a weekend Scripted for all new users self administrating

Case Study
Sykhuspartner (Norway) Health Services
New user requirement 70,000 users SecurAccess 25,000+ approx. Competition
SMS Passcode RSA

Reasons for choosing SecurAccess


Simplicity Administration / Msoft AD integration Cost savings (initial and ongoing) Reliability for delivering SMS (pre-load)

Other benefits
Now looking at SecurPassword 70,000 users

Case Study
Imperial Tobacco (Global)
RSA User & SecurAccess 12000 approx.
Change? Cost / Complexity

SecurAccess 7500 approx. Competition


RSA Vasco

Reasons for choosing SecurAccess


Simplicity Administration Cost savings (initial and ongoing)

Other benefits
Due to RSA breach moving all over to SecurAccess Ability to support SMS Gateways Delivery of SMS

Case Study

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