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Joe Harris, CCIE No. 6200 (R&S, Security & SP) is a Systems Engineer with Cisco Systems® specializing in Security. In addition to authoring Cisco Network Security Little Black Book, Joe has also been a technical reviewer for several Cisco Press publications and written articles, white papers, and presentations on various security technologies. He also assists various Certification Partners by beta testing their newest CCIE certification workbooks and has been recognized by Cisco as an SE Wall of Fame award winner.

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Multifactor SecureAuth - Very Good Product!!!

May 1st, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

MultiFactor SecureAuth™ for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SSL VPN is a browser-based, bi-directional X.509 certificate authentication solution for SSL VPNs that strongly authenticates users with a combination of network infrastructure and web services. SecureAuth integrates tightly with Cisco ASA SSL VPN and provides a turnkey solution to deliver the industry’s most secure, non-phishable authentication solution. Residing in the enterprise’s network and using existing data stores, SecureAuth features first-time self-registration with the power to automatically deliver X.509 certificates seamlessly to end users. The solution eliminates the need for administrator resources to deploy software, make upgrades or train end users on complex remote access procedures.

  • Out-of-the-box integration to Cisco ASA SSL VPN for same day deployment with full X.509 level user authentication
  • Integrates with existing data store, such as Microsoft Active Directory (LDAP)
  • Out-of-band registration (telephony or SMS) to prevent man-in-the-middle exploits
  • No tokens, data servers or additional infrastructure investment required
  • No private enterprise information stored in the hosted SecureAuth infrastructure
  • Eliminates need for administrator to deploy and upgrade end-user software
  • User friendly self-registration and automated certificate distribution reduces help desk calls
  • Full Firefox browser support

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    Comment by Garret Grajek UNITED STATES Windows Vista Internet Explorer 7.0 on 8 May 2008:

    Joe:

    We couldn’t agree more with all the stated information in your review. The MultiFactor SecureAuth product is a Cisco-focused authentication solution and designed to take advantage of new Cisco features in the 8.x ASA SSL VPN release.

    We have also enabled the product to enroll users for Cisco IPSec X.509 encryption and authentication. In the same SecureAuth product that works for Cisco SSL VPN authentication, we can distribute X.509 certificates and new user profiles for Cisco IPSec authentication.

    Please see relevant topics on both SecureAuth and IPSec:
    http://security-blog.multifa.com/search/label/SecureAuth%20Secures%20IPsec%20-%20both%20for%20Authentication%20and%20Encryption

    And “How SecureAuth can help Migrate customers from Cisco IPSec to Cisco ASA SSL VPN”:
    http://security-blog.multifa.com/search/label/SecureAuth%20Facilitates%20Secure%20IPSec%20to%20SSL%20VPN%20Migration

    In fact, we will be holding an educational webinar on utilizing SecureAuth for a secure Cisco IPSec -> Cisco SSL VPN migration on May 29th at 10am PDT. (Open to public, please register @ http://www.multifa.com)

    All the best.

    —-
    Garret Grajek, CISSP
    MultiFactor Corporation
    Chief Operating Officer
    http://www.multifa.com

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