aXsGUARD Identifier 3.0.2.0 Product Guide v1.5
aXsGUARD Identifier
2.4
What is the IDENTIKEY Server?
The IDENTIKEY server supports the deployment, use and administration of VASCO DIGIPASS technology. It is
designed to be easily usable with online applications and has a web based Administration interface. IDENTIKEY in
the aXsGUARD Identifier supports:
DIGIPASS One Time Password authentication
Administration and reporting
Auditing
Customized reporting
Authentication management through a web based interface
Later versions of the aXsGUARD Identifier will also support:
DIGIPASS Electronic Signatures
DIGIPASS Software provisioning
2.5
What is a DIGIPASS?
A DIGIPASS is a device for providing One Time Passwords to an end user.
It is the client component of VASCO’s authentication solution, issued by the Application Service Provider (ASP) to
end users (the DIGIPASS holders), to support One Time Passwords and Host Codes with the aXsGUARD Identifier. A
DIGIPASS can be provided by an organization to everyone authorized to log on to their system using a One Time
Password (OTP). The DIGIPASS holder obtains an OTP from the DIGIPASS to use instead of, or in addition to a
static password when logging on.
The DIGIPASS family comprises four groups of client side solutions:
DIGIPASS Software
:
products in this group run on existing non-VASCO platforms, such as
PCs, mobile phones and palm tops etc. DIGIPASS Software includes
DIGIPASS
for Web
(fully browser based),
DIGIPASS for Windows
(client based),
DIGIPASS for Mobile Phone
(JAVA based) and the
Virtual DIGIPASS
(server based authentication). These products thus
re-use existing and familiar end user devices.
DIGIPASS Keys:
products in this group are VASCO specific USB connected devices that
can be used to generate One Time Passwords. They also support Electronic Signature
features and can extend the use of VASCO products to digital signing for a Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI) environment.
DIGIPASS Hardware:
products in this group are VASCO specific hardware platforms pre-
programmed individually with secret values. DIGIPASS Hardware does not re-use existing
infrastructures or smart cards, and can therefore be implemented by any organization.
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