Smart Cards
Do you want security at the highest level and with great user friendliness for applications like secure e-mail, single sign-on, web authentication and encryption? Then start using smart cards!
They can offer both, ensuring not only a high level of security, but also user friendliness.
The idea is simple: two factors are needed for authentication – a PIN and a smart card.
Features and Benefits
We offer you:
- A solution to conveniently administer your smart cards throughout their entire lifecycle
- Various certificates on one smart card
- Integrated strategies for lost or forgotten smart cards and solutions for reps, holidays and one-to-one communication
- Secure Key Restore Process for secure issuing of your smart cards
The principle is widespread and familiar using the cash card. The PIN or the card on its own cannot be used to withdraw money from a machine. Cash withdrawals are only possible when they are both used together. This increases security for the cardholder considerably, as it means that the loss of the card does not mean that money can simply be withdrawn.
Smart cards are also becoming widespread in the area of electronic passwords. Firstly, this is because the demand for increased security in user authentication has grown rapidly; and secondly, because user friendliness can be improved considerably through the use of smart cards. After all, everyone knows the problem of many applications with as many passwords.
With secure access control, such as the use of the two authentication factors, many applications can easily be opened with a card and password (single sign-on). At the same time, the card can be used for digital signatures.
Finally, the use of smart cards for single sign-on does not only lead to more security and convenience, but can also reduce helpdesk costs. Support teams no longer have to deal around the clock with forgotten passwords for various applications in many companies. When signing on to a PC with a smart card, only one PC profile is opened, so the use of smart cards enables a number of users to utilize the same PC.
The key to the successful use of the smart card lies in its simple and handy, yet complete smart card management system, which includes integrated solutions for all possible events.
ChosenSecurity offers you precisely that – a convenient end-to-end management system for smart cards. You can integrate the TC SmartCard Manager into your existing PKI, or take advantage of TC Enterprise ID SmartCard Manager - our complete solution.
If you would like more information about these solutions, please feel free to contact us.
