Sun and Accenture take credit for SSL identity system

08.06.2007
Sun Microsystems and Accenture demonstrated one of the first implementations of their joint identity systems management collaboration "Project Mammoth" yesterday.

Martin Courtney, IT Week 08 Jun 2007

Sun Microsystems and Accenture demonstrated one of the first implementations of their joint identity systems management collaboration yesterday – a three factor remote access solution that uses a biometric smart card to authenticate users logging in to corporate apps via a secure sockets layer (SSL) virtual private network (VPN) connection.

The solution is based on a credit card sized finger print reader manufactured by Swiss company Axsionics. After users correctly identify themselves to the card using finger print scanning, the card reads an encrypted code from an internet portal, then translates it into a short five digit password that the user enters into the company SSL VPN to gain access.

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