True Credentials® Enterprise ID

Managed or Enterprise-hosted Strong Authentication solution for Client Certificates & Smart Card Management

In today's e-business environment, there is an increasing demand cross all industries for stronger and more manageable security solutions for access control, electronic communications and information sharing. While compliance and operational efficiency are also driving traditionally separated domains such as physical and logical security to be merged. The benefits of more robust and integrated forms of identity management and access control are evident -- better data quality, reduced access errors, improved audit capabilities, lower TCO and more efficient business processes.

True Credentials Enterprise ID is helping organisations achieve these benefits by providing a proven, scalable and easily managed solution to issue multi functional digital identifications (IDs) to large numbers of employees, business partners and customers. It addresses the inherent security risks typically associated with single factor authentication schemes by integrating PKI digital certificate technology with the industry's most advanced smart card management tools. The solution provides a fast and easy way for organizations to credential users and to deploy these credentials on smart cards, PCs (soft tokens) and USB tokens. True Credentials Enterprise ID is already used by leading financial institutions, manufacturing companies, utilities and government agencies. The technology was developed by one of Europe's leading suppliers of advanced certificate management solutions, TC TrustCenter of Germany, a subsidiary of GeoTrust.

Robust Features For Delivering Secure Access & Messaging

A fully-managed client credentialing service, True Credentials Enterprise ID significantly reduces costs typically associated with internally developed PKI solutions for managing users and associated digital credentials, tokens and smart cards. Features include:

• Highly scalable architecture, capable of supporting the largest of organizations with tens of thousands of users
• Flexible and customizable workflow management and Professional Services to meet specific organisational needs
• Integrated lifecycle management of digital certificates (soft tokens) and physical devices (USB tokens, smart cards)
• Advanced administration capabilities, such as smart card and user profile personalization, dual management control, and flexible certificate request processes
• User-oriented security profiles for simplified issuance and management of multiple certificates per user for authentication, encryption and signing
• LDAP directory integration with existing user databases
• Industry-leading Service Level Agreements (SLAs)

Advanced Certificate Administration & Lifecycle Management

True Credentials Enterprise ID includes an advanced management nterface that provides a simple, yet secure Web-based administrative portal that allows administrators to deliver certificates to users in an automated and "factory-like" operation.

Since individuals are managed as user profiles, it is easy for dministrators to manage multiple certificates associated with individuals for certificate renewal, revocation, and replacement functions. It is standards based, yet offers a great deal of flexibility with optional components that can be customised to meet specific enterprise needs.

Smartcard Manager

For organisations that deploy large numbers of client certificates on smart cards, the optional SmartCard Manager combines robust management features and automated security provisioning with workflow, delegated administration and user personalisation. It can be run as a fully managed service or be hosted internally by the organisation.

SmartCard Manager allows multiple administrators to be assigned different roles, such as:

• Issuing the card (typically a Human Resources or local administrator)
• Authorising or approving certificate issuance
• Provisioning users
• Granting authorisation rights and assigning roles to users

Other features of SmartCard Manager include:

• Secure remote card personalisation at user’s desk
• Rollover ID token with key history management
• Short term replacement token (i.e. if main ID token lost or left at home)
• Proxy token for vacation substitutes or manager/assistant scenarios
• Interoperability with leading smart card printers and card manufacturers  

Professional Services Ensures Smooth Implementations

With True Credentials Enterprise ID, organizations receive comprehensive Professional Services to ensure that the solution is customised to meet specific organisation’s needs and seamlessly integrates into existing directory environments and workflow.