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Strong Authentication and Beyond
Budai László,
IT Biztonságtechnikai tanácsadó
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Aladdin Product Lines
ENTERPRISE SECURITY
DRM
TARGET MARKET
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Software Rights Management –
Copy protection, IP protection
and secure licensing
solution for software vendors
Software
Publishers
and Embedded
System Vendors
Solutions for access,
authentication
and password/digital
identity management
Enterprise
Education
Finance
Biopharm
Government
Web gateway content security
and proactive email security
Enterprise
Education
Government
and ISP’s
Data is everywhere
Servers
Workstations
(LAN)
Laptops
Mobile
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Identity Theft
There are two kinds of companies:
those who have experienced a data breach,
and those who will.
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Strong Authentication and Beyond
• Identification, Authentication and Strong Authentication
• Benefits of Strong Authentication
• Aladdin Strong Authentication Product Offering
STRONG
AUTHENTICATION
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Identification – Real World
• Name, Paper Certificate (ID Card, Driver’s License…)
• Physical Appearance
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Identification – Computer Systems
• Username
• Digital Certificate
• RFID
• Biometrics
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Identification - Usernames
• Most dominant identification factor
• Easily Obtained
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Identification – Digital Certificates
• Identifies a User, Computer, Server
• X509V3 is the latest standard
• Subject to Human Error (Trust)
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Authentication Methods
• Passwords
• One Time Passwords
• Public/Private Key Pairs (Digital Certificates)
• Biometrics
AUTHENTICATION
METHODS
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Passwords
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Passwords – Insecure and Costly
• Simple passwords – easy to guess
• Complex passwords – hard to remember
• Passwords are rarely changed
• Passwords can be shared
“Not only are passwords insecure… Gartner Group
and Forrester Research put the cost of resetting a
password at about $50, while a survey from software
giant Computer Associates estimated 70% of help
desk calls concern password replacements”
Source: www.cryptocard.com, 2004, Identity thieves target firms
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One Time Passwords
• An OTP (one-time password) system generates a
series of passwords that are used to authenticate
• Once one of the passwords is used, it cannot be
used again
• The logon system will always expect a new one-time
password at the next logon
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One Time Password - Tokens
• Password is generated on the device (token)
• Zero footprint, Platform independent
• Battery Operated (limited lifetime)
• Strong Authentication when combined with PIN code
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One Time Password – Soft OTP
• Software generated
• Variety of devices (Cell. Phone, PDA, Laptop, PC)
• Low cost solution (compared to token)
• Limited control
• Distribution Overhead (of the OTP program)
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One Time Password over SMS
• Challenge-Response system
• Generate the challenge on the Web, via SMS, etc’
• Main problem is reliability (usability concern)
• SMS Costs is also a concern (in large volumes)
High TCO / Limited ROI
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Public-Private Key Pairs (Dig. Certificates)
• Digital Certificates contain the Public Key
• After trust is established, mathematical operation
authenticates
• Allows mutual authentication (protocol dependant)
• Private key must be protected
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Digital Certificates on Smart Cards
• Dedicated Hardware
• Secure – on-board key generation and storage
• Allows personalization
• Costly and less convenient – requires a reader
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Digital Certificates on USB based Smart Cards
• Dedicated Hardware
• Secure – on-board key generation and storage
• Reader-less
• Portable
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Biometrics
• Can provide both functions:
Identification and Authentication
• Physiological / Behavioral
• Costly
• Complex to install (FAR/FRR)
• Privacy Issues
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Strong Authentication
Authentication – the three ‛what’s
x
User Name:
Password:
What you know
What you have
What you are
Strong authentication means using two or more
authentication methods
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Reliable Authentication Enables Business
24x7 secure access to
sensitive business
information
Enhanced online
services
Digital signing of
transactions
Enhanced productivity
(single sign-on)
Secure PCs and
laptops
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OTP or PKI?
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Strong Authentication and Beyond
• OTP Provides Strong Authentication
• Smart Tokens with PKI will take you beyond:
• Authentication
• Encryption
• Signing
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Strong Authentication and Beyond
PKI OTP
PKI
OTP
PKI
PKI
PKI
Source: eToken Customer Survey
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PKI
PKI
PKI
eToken Devices
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eToken PRO
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USB, reader-less smart card
eToken PRO Smartcard
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eToken PRO in traditional smart card form factor
eToken NG-OTP
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First ever USB smart card token with One-Time Password
generation capabilities
eToken NG-FLASH
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USB smart card token with encrypted Flash memory for
portable mass data storage
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eToken PASS
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One Time Password Authenticator
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SafeWord 2008
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Köszönöm megtisztelő
figyelmüket
www.aladdin.com/eToken
www.nador.hu
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