VPN Authentication Solution - Overview

Many organizations use virtual private networks (VPNs) to provide secure access to their electronic resources. VPNs create a private “tunnel” through the public internet between a remote user and the organization's internal network. The VPN encrypts the data in the tunnel, preventing anyone who intercepts the data from being able to understand the contents.

VPNs protect the integrity of data transmissions, but they rely on simple usernames and passwords to authenticate the user. This approach exposes your organization to the risk of identity fraud. VPN implementations that utilize hardware authentication devices (such as OTP tokens) are expensive to deploy and manage.

Arcot WebFort combined with the ArcotID software smart card is a 100% software, two-factor, strong authentication solution. It adds the strength of PKI to any login process while maintaining the simplicity of a username/password interface. Your users' login experience and your business processes do not have to change. You can add PKI-strength authentication to the SSO or access management products you already have. There are no additional elements of a PKI infrastructure to install or deploy—WebFort includes everything you need and provides the lowest cost of ownership of any two-factor authentication solution on the market today.

WebFort integrates seamlessly with all major VPN vendors, including Aventail, Check Point, Cisco, Citrix, Juniper and Nortel.