SecuriKey Offers Multi-Factor Authentication & Encryption for Leopard
SecuriKey Offers Multi-Factor Authentication & Encryption for Leopard
by , 12:25 PM EST, March 5th, 2008
GT Security announced version 2.1 of its SecuriKey system on Tuesday. The new version supports Leopard with multi-factor authentication and 128-bit AES encryption.
The product works essentially as an "ignition key," according to Bennett Griffin, the CEO of GT Security. After the user inserts the token in any available USB slot and enters the correct password, access to the computer is granted. SecuriKey v2.1 also includes the SecuriKey Encrypted Volume for maximum data protection. The SecuriKey Encrypted Volume utilizes industrial strength AES (128-bit) encryption to protect important information. It functions as a second, fully encrypted hard drive and it can only be opened with the combination of the correct SecuriKey USB Token and the correct password.
SecuriKey 2.1 is available in both a single user edition, SecuriKey Professional and the SecuriKey Pro Multi-User edition for group deployments. Both editions support Leopard as well as Tiger.
SecuriKey Pro for Macintosh is priced at US$129.00.
Observer Comments
Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:42 pm Subject: More than just storage
Multi-factor authentication has nothing to do with encrypted storage.
Instead you are required to have the "key" in order to login to your computer. Using both possession of the "key" (something you have) plus your password (something you know) you have two-factor authentication. You would not be able login with just the key or just the password.
The encrypted storage is a bonus and not the primary point of the product.
... be taken with you when you leave the room. Neither gaining knowledge of the password alone nor getting hold of the physical key will allow the perpetrator access. Get it?
The key, BTW is politeness.
Best regards.
QuoteGuest wrote:
By your own reasoning.
I have a usb keychain with an 256 bit encrypted storage. Something I have.
It needs a pass to decrypt it. Something I know.
your point was?
... be taken with you when you leave the room. Neither gaining knowledge of the password alone nor getting hold of the physical key will allow the perpetrator access. Get it?
The key, BTW is politeness.
Best regards.
QuoteGuest wrote:
By your own reasoning.
I have a usb keychain with an 256 bit encrypted storage. Something I have.
It needs a pass to decrypt it. Something I know.
your point was?
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