Novell Modular Authentication Service
2.0


Supplier:

Novell, Inc.
Platforms:

Win 95/98: Win NT: Win 2000: AIX: Linux: Solaris: NetWare
Description:

Today organizations are looking to secure access to corporate resources by implementing stronger forms of authentication and authorization. Organizations are also working to remove the complexity and administrative overhead of having to maintain passwords throughout an organization. Novell ¨ Modular Authentication Service enables and enhances strong authentication solutions while removing the complexity of authentication to eDirectory.

By supporting the leading smart card, token, biometrics, and digital certificate vendor’s authentication products, NMAS provides a way to centrally and easily manage the array of authentication methods organizations may wish to implement in their environment. Additionally, NMAS graded authentication allows administrators to create a security policy that grants access to file system or directory resources based on the strength and combination of the authentication.

Features:

  1. biometric authentication to network resources
  2. smart card authentication to network resources
  3. token authentication to network resources
  4. digital certificate authentication to network resources
  5. Graded Authentication - Protects resources according to login clearance
  6. Enhanced Password - Enforces strong password policy
  7. Auto-lock/Logout - Allows admin to control behavior of desktop after inactivity
  8. Radius Server - Supports smart card, cert, bio, & token authentication via Radius
Certification:

Under evaluation for FIPS 140-1 Level 2
Price:

US $49 per user MSRP
URL:

http://www.novell.com/products/nmas

 

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