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Home > Security > Authentication In computer security, Authentication is the process of attempting to verify the digital identity of the sender of a communication such as a request to log in. The sender being authenticated may be a person using a computer, a computer itself or a computer program. A blind credential, in contrast, does not establish identity at all, but only a narrow right or status of the user or program. Results 1 - 25 of 80 matches Sort Results By : Published Date | Title | Company name Web Access Management: The Business Imperatives By : CA Published Date: Jan 17, 2007 The Internet is transforming how businesses operate, providing ubiquitous and inexpensive connectivity for critical business functions with new Internet-related innovations coming steadily. That's why it remains a business imperative to prepare for an environment where the Internet is the foundation of all internal communications and operations as well as external interactions with customers and business partners. Download Now A Pragmatic Approach to Selecting the Right Single Sign-On Solution - Podcast By : CA Published Date: Dec 28, 2007 Successfully implementing SSO solutions can be challenging both technically and organizationally. Deployments are impacted by a number of considerations including the number and nature of users being served, the environments they operate and the types of applications they use. Download Now Butler Group Technology Audit: CA Identity and Access Management Suite (v.8) By : CA Published Date: Apr 12, 2007 Across all sectors of industry, business systems users demand access to information sources that need to be properly protected in order to ensure that information integrity is maintained. In today’s highly-regulated business environments, only users with the correct access privileges can be allowed to gain entry to key corporate information systems. Download Now Enterprise Single Sign-On Best Practice Considerations By : CA Published Date: Aug 17, 2007 Organizations are implementing Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions to improve business productivity, reduce cost and secure access to critical applications. This white paper discusses commonly overlooked considerations when evaluating SSO solutions, to help ensure success with your deployed solution. Download Now Encryption Made Easy: The Advantages of Identity Based Encryption By : Proofpoint Published Date: Nov 29, 2005 Enterprises are becoming increasingly interested in easy-to-use email encryption, as a wide variety of privacy and data protection regulations now apply to small, medium and large organizations across a wide variety of industries. Effective secure messaging technologies keep sensitive information private, prevent anyone from tampering with the contents of messages and authenticate the identity of both the sender and recipient. Download Now FFIEC Compliance: The CA Solution By : CA Published Date: May 01, 2006 In October 2005, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a guidance to improve security for online banking transactions specifically relating to two-factor authentication. This white paper provides an overview of the key requirements of the guidance, as well as how CA's solution can help an you to achieve compliance. Download Now Finding a Comprehensive Password Management Solution By : CA Published Date: Aug 27, 2008 In this white paper, IDC outlines the issues surrounding user passwords and password management and examines how this technology often serves as a starting point for organizations looking to implement an IAM solution to increase security and achieve compliance. Download Now How to Manage the Lifecycle of User Identities Across All Applications, Platforms & User-Communities By : CA Published Date: Dec 28, 2007 Are user provisioning and identity life-cycle management problems causing headaches at your organization? You know the challenge: manual or ad hoc administration of user identities, accounts and entitlements to applications, systems and resources. What's to be done? Download Now How Can Identity and Access Management Help Me To Improve Compliance and Drive Business Performance? By : CA Published Date: Nov 08, 2007 CA Identity and Access Management automates the management of user identities and ensures that only properly authorized users can access critical IT resources from the Web to the mainframe. It empowers your organization to reduce IT costs, mitigate overall security risk, enable new business opportunities and deliver continuous regulatory compliance. Download Now How Can Identity and Access Management Help Me with PCI Compliance While Improving Overall Security? By : CA Published Date: Dec 31, 2007 PCI Compliance has become a business requirement for any company involved in the processing of credit card information. It requires strong security controls over all systems and applications that process or store cardholder information. These controls serve to manage vulnerabilities and to control access to all confidential information. Download Now How IE7 and the New Extended Validation SSL Certificates Impact Your Site By : VeriSign Published Date: Oct 15, 2008 Listen to this FREE podcast - How IE7 and the New Extended Validation SSL Certificates Impact Your Site – and learn how you can improve transaction rates on your site with EV SSL Certificates from VeriSign. Download Now Identity Federation: Concepts, Use Cases and Industry Standards By : CA Published Date: Jan 11, 2007 This paper is aimed at IT staff, application development managers, security architects and technical decision makers who need to learn more about identity federation and the industry standards that formalize federated environments. Download Now Identity and Access Management Suites vs. Best-of-Breed Point Solutions By : CA Published Date: Jul 25, 2007 In this podcast you will learn how and why the IAM market is changing, why the industry is moving away from point solutions to comprehensive IAM suites and hear a discussion of the key value IAM suites bring. Download Now Identity Federation: Security as a Business Enabler By : CA Published Date: May 17, 2007 In this podcast you will learn what Identity Federation is, what the value of Federation is and how organizations and governments are using it today. This podcast will address the following questions: What is Federation?  Why are organizations federating? What are Federation challenges and ways to overcome these challenges? Download Now IAM Trends: The Strategic Counsel Survey of 642 Enterprises By : CA Published Date: Apr 25, 2007 North American organizations continue to be challenged with security and compliance issues. Increasingly, they are using Identity Access and Management Solutions to improve security and compliance. Download Now Key Drivers of Identity and Access Management Solutions By : CA Published Date: Jul 20, 2007 IAM is a hot topic in security today. But why? This podcast will address the following questions: What's driving interest in IAM solutions?  What are typical mistakes organizations make as they deploy IAM solutions?  What are the most important benefits an IAM solution can provide? Download Now Key Enterprise Single Sign-On Capabilities By : CA Published Date: Aug 20, 2007 Single Sign-On (SSO) technology is fast evolving and increasingly must integrate with other identity and access management solutions. But how? Replay this interactive webcast about key SSO capabilities and requirements for working with other IAM solutions. Download Now Mobile Device Security: Securing the Handheld, Securing the Enterprise By : Motorola Good Technology Published Date: Mar 27, 2007 Mobile devices represent a tremendous productivity advantage for today’s mobile worker. However, IT organizations must give consideration to the deployment of device security policies in order to provide the level of security that enterprises require. Download Now Managing Strong Authentication: A Guide to Creating an Effective Management System By : CA Published Date: Jun 19, 2007 Organizations are increasingly implementing strong authentication to meet regulatory mandates and more demanding business requirements for data protection. But choosing among the myriad strong authentication options is only the first decision. The real challenge lies in integrating them with existing security infrastructure and managing these credentials efficiently. This white paper discusses considerations that should be made before deploying strong authentication in your organization. Download Now Maximizing Site Visitor Trust Using Extended Validation SSL By : VeriSign Published Date: Feb 14, 2007 Increase customer confidence with Extended Validation , EV SSL.  EV SSL is the latest advancement in SSL in the past decade.  Learn how it can display a green address bar for your customers – giving them the green light to transact on your site. Download Now On-Demand Vulnerability Management By : Qualys Published Date: Aug 08, 2006 Learn how to start your own self-auditing process by setting goals and answering key questions about your infrastructure. This podcast examines what to look for in a self-audition solution, how to use vulnerability management to ease the pain and why your software solution really matters. Download Now Online Demo: Vulnerability Management and Policy Compliance Overview By : Qualys Published Date: Aug 20, 2006 Take a Free tour of the Web-based Vulnerability Management and Policy compliance solution that pinpoints network vulnerabilities before hackers have a chance to exploit them. Download Now PCI Compliance: Are You Onboard? By : Tripwire Published Date: Jan 26, 2007 This paper covers the basic requirements of PCI, with a focus on the administrative and technical elements of the program. It also reviews the validation requirements of the standard and potential sanctions for failure to comply. Download Now PCI DSS Compliance with Tripwire By : Tripwire Published Date: Jun 28, 2007 Find out step-by-step what it takes to become compliant with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS), and how Tripwire can help your company achieve and maintain PCI compliance. Download Now Password Management: The Cornerstone of Identity Management By : CA Published Date: Dec 28, 2007 Password Management saves IT time and resources managing, resetting, resending and creating passwords and accounts. It also enforces the flexible application of password policies and periodic password updates. 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