SafeSign Identity Client

AET's SafeSign Identity Client provides strong multi-factor authentication to a large variety of services. SafeSign Identity Client allows simple and easy use of smart cards and USB-tokens for cryptographic services, while greatly improving authentication, security and access to PCs and networks. It offers the highest level of security using cryptographic services to store digital identities on tokens. SafeSign Identity Client makes it possible to use secure desktop applications, secure network access, secure remote access, secure web login, secure e-mail and secure transactions. SafeSign Identity Client is easy to use, making the login procedure faster and easier. The user only has to remember a PIN-code and since a smart card is only the size of a bankcard or credit card, it can easily fit in a wallet. Tokens are as small as a normal door key.

With millions of copies sold worldwide to companies in different industries (see references), SafeSign Identity Client demonstrates its flexibility and reliability. Combined with the excellent support and after sales, SafeSign Identity Client offers a very reliable solution that can suit your business' authentication needs.

Enterprise Solution

In today’s both world small and large enterprises are dealing with unauthorised access to computers and networks. While these enterprises are trying to prevent people from accessing computers and or networks they are not supposed to access, it poses a serious security threat when this problem has not been dealt with. This problem can be a major risk factor to businesses worldwide and in a society where information is becoming increasingly more important, they must protect themselves against unauthorised access. In the past, authentication was considered to be a part of risk management, nowadays it is much more than just risk management and a lot is at stake for enterprises. A few problems enterprises may encounter while dealing with classified information:

• How can you tell whether the sender of an e-mail really is who he claims he is?

• How do you know the e-mail has not been tampered with?

• How can you prevent your employees from putting sticky notes on the monitor with login information because they cannot remember all the usernames and password for all different kind of applications?

• How can you easily identify whether an employee can have access to a network or not?

• How can you prevent a customer from denying he signed a contract or sent an e-mail?

SafeSign Identity Client

SafeSign Identity Client offers an answer to these questions and more. SafeSign Identity Client offers businesses the control they need for their authentication and identification needs. SafeSign Identity Client makes the login easier and faster. The user will only have to remember the PIN-code, thus having less chance of making a mistake. This makes it easier for the user, saving time and money by reducing password reset requests. With SafeSign Identity Client an organisation has three major factors that can be controlled: Authentication, Encryption and Non-repudiation.

SafeSign Identity Client is commonly used for:

• An employee uses his smart card to log on to a server;

• Smart cards are used for PC logon and network logon;

• Tokens are used for encryption of electronic documents/e-mail;

• Smart cards are used as a visual identification;

• Tokens are used for physical and logical access;

• Intranet user authentication.

For more detailed case studies, see references.

Government Solution

The Internet has become very important in our lives and governments are starting to offer their services via the Internet. Now that ID theft has become an increasing threat for governments worldwide, they need to find a way to safely offer their services online. Problems encountered when implementing e-services are related to identification and confidentiality. How can you tell the government really has sent the e-mail you received? Or how can you safely communicate with your government by e-mail without the risk of someone intercepting and altering it? And how can you secure your transactions and have proof? Smart cards can provide an answer for these problems. By using smart cards as an identity card the risk of counterfeiting an identity is greatly reduced because certificates can be managed from a single central point. This makes it possible to introduce almost endless governments e-services, secure and safely.

SafeSign Identity Client enables the governing body that issues these identification cards to safely communicate with people. SafeSign Identity Client works with smart cards, thus making it a lot more difficult to forge identification cards. The smart cards can also be used to store encryption keys and digital signatures, so encrypted and signed e-mails can be sent from the government to a citizen while being confident that the e-mail cannot be tampered with without knowing. The last and most important advantage is non-repudiation. By using digital signatures, non-repudiation is eliminated. The SafeSign Identity Client provides governing bodies the ability to control these three important factors when dealing with identity and security: Authentication, Encryption and Non-repudiation.

SafeSign Identity Client makes the login easier and faster. To login, it will only require a token and the correct PIN-code. The user does not need to remember username as well. This makes it easier for the user, saving time and money by reducing password reset requests. When used as an identification card, smart cards can provide various safe transactions over the Internet.

SafeSign Identity Client is commonly used for:

• Users can use the smart card for filling out online forms;

• Users can file tax declarations;

• Smart cards can be used for driver information;

• Smart cards can be used as a health card;

• Smart cards used as a labour insurance card;

• Safe communication via encryption and digital signatures;

• Secure physical/logical access.

For more detailed case studies, see references.