New from HID Global is its ActivID Flexi Token. The US firm says this is for financial institutions and enterprises seeking a pin pad solution with security capabilities for mass deployment. The hardware token offers a more flexible solution for graphical customisation and deployment, it is claimed, with options for on-site initialisation to further protect data.
Tim Phipps, vice president of product marketing for HID Global, said: “Our banking and enterprise customers now have another OTP token option as part of an end-to-end solution that delivers one of the industry’s best possible out-of-the-box experiences. The new tokens can be used with our ActivID authentication system without requiring equipment to be replaced or updated. These solutions offer the flexibility to graphically customise each side of the product and initialisation at the customer premises.”
HID says that its ActivID Flexi Tokens are designed to minimise an organisation’s costs for protecting data in high-volume deployments using a two-factor authentication device. The compact, streamlined tokens feature an intuitive interface with icons and messages that offer visual prompts. The token can be used for user authentication (OTP or challenge and response), transaction signing and host verification through a dedicated button on the device. Supporting a choice of security services, standards and algorithms, the solution maximises flexibility for protecting critical data. According to the makers the product also improves security while accommodating “on demand” availability requirements by enabling banks and enterprises to use own their own authentication keys or reinitialise products on-site when new keys must be issued.
