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RSA, the security division of EMC, unveils new 2 factor authentification advancements for Blackberry

May 2008 by Marc Jacob

RSA, The Security Division of EMC announced developments in its mission to deliver flexibility, choice and enablement in enterprise deployments of strong authentication technology. The new RSA SecurID® Token for BlackBerry® smartphones, available in late Q2 2008, is designed to provide greater convenience to users and IT administrators, and features more cost-effective deployment and management capabilities.

The latest fruits of the four-year technical relationship between RSA and Research in Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) now allow BlackBerry smartphones to be more easily activated and deployed for use as RSA SecurID two-factor authenticators, and enable users to leverage enterprise wireless networks for secure, no-cost access to corporate applications. RSA’s authentication solutions, including the RSA SecurID Token for BlackBerry smartphones, are engineered to assure identities and mitigate risk according to the value and criticality of the data, application or transaction.

New Features of RSA SecurID Token for BlackBerry smartphones:

The following new technology advancements will help enable organizations to truly leverage employees’ identities as a business asset, as well as helping to increase convenience for administrators and end users and decrease overall costs:

o Direct Access to the BlackBerry Mobile VPN (Virtual Private Network)

o This allows a user with a BlackBerry smartphone enabled with Wi-Fi® technology to securely and easily connect to in-office enterprise wireless network access points. Once connected, the user can leverage their company’s wireless connection for email and application access, without accumulating charges on their data plans that can get charged back to the business.

o New Dynamic Seed Provisioning based on CT-KIP Protocol

o This feature provides customers with a simplified process for a BlackBerry smartphone to function as an RSA SecurID authenticator by more easily provisioning the software tokens that produce one-time passwords (OTP). This more cost-effective ‘over the air’ method of token provisioning simplifies and automates the end user experience that can result in reduced call volume to technical support resources.

o Tighter Integration with BlackBerry Enterprise Server

o By implementing IT policies through BlackBerry Enterprise Server, administrators of the RSA SecurID Token for BlackBerry now have an increased ability to customize and configure the application for better centralized control. For example, administrators can choose to mask users’ PINs and passwords to help enforce compliance with corporate policies.

o Support for Software Token Backup and Restoration Across New or Wiped Devices

o This new feature enables the automatic restoration of a software token to a user’s new or wiped handset, removing the time-consuming task of deploying the software token – from scratch – to existing and established customers facing this scenario.


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