| Nokia’s new SSL VPN offering provides enhanced IT continuity capabilities
Nokia Secure Access System is an SSL virtual private network (VPN) solution that provides users with anytime, anywhere remote access to e-mail, personal information management (PIM) data, corporate intranets and applications from any public Internet kiosk, terminal, laptop or wireless device. Nokia Secure Access System 2.0 introduces new Configuration Replication and Single Sign-On features that maximise ease-of-use at both the IT administrator and end-user levels, and high availability to protect against appliance failure - all in addition to the security and globalisation features found in previous versions. Using industry standard protocol, Nokia Secure Access System can be deployed and configured in high availability mode using Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP). In the rare event of an appliance failure, a second appliance automatically takes over where the first left off with little interruption to users. Moreover, the strong authentication and authorisation feature of Nokia Secure Access System ensures continual secure remote access to an enterprise network during failover. To further simplify the management of multiple gateways and high availability pairs, Nokia Secure Access System version 2.0 includes a new Configuration Replication feature. This allows administrators to define a managed group of gateways. Once defined, the group of gateways will automatically synchronise any changes to the configuration or user preference setting made on one gateway to all other gateways in the group. Not only does this feature drastically reduce the time and effort needed to deploy a new gateway, but it also lowers ongoing maintenance efforts. The Configuration Replication feature is also particularly useful for multi-site/geographically dispersed deployments in which user preference and gateway configurations must remain in sync for the global workforce. To simplify the end-user experience, Nokia Secure Access System provides a new Single Sign-On feature that minimises the number of user IDs and passwords users are required to enter without compromising security. With Single Sign-On, users need only authenticate themselves once, also minimising the exposure of multiple user IDs and passwords, particularly when using public terminals such as Internet kiosks. Nokia Secure Access System securely maintains all other user IDs and passwords, providing them to the end-user session.
•Date:
15th June 2004 •Region: N.America/World •Type:
Article •Topic: IT
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