RSA Security and Microsoft touted SecurID as more than a way to strengthen authentication and access, but also as a means of complying with the host of government regulations, such as Sarbanes-Oxley and Gramm-Leach-Bliley, which require strict controls on access to confidential information. SecurID will capture all Windows desktop and domain login attempts, both remote and local, and log them to the RSA ACE/Server for monitoring and access policy enforcement.
A much smaller firm, the Hayward, Calif.-based Authenex, which produces authentication products, also used the conference to unveil its newest token, a hybrid USB/Smart Card device. The A-Key v3 Token, which comes in versions with or without one-time password capability, will be available by the end of the second quarter, 2004, said the company.
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