ANN ARBOR – Internet2 announced that VASCO, a software security company specializing in authentication products, joined the InCommon Affiliate program.
InCommon, operated by Internet2, provides trust services for the U.S.
education and research communities, including an identity management
Federation Service and a Certificate Service. The 372 InCommon participants
include colleges and universities, research organizations, agencies of the
U.S. government, and private companies that offer web-based resources and
services.
The Affiliate Program provides the research and education community with a
way to safely and efficiently connect with partners that can help build the
necessary underlying infrastructure that supports federated access.
VASCO offers strong user authentication to faculty, students, and staff while
helping them to move away from complex passwords and reducing helpdesk costs.
VASCO?s patented DIGIPASS technology can assist InCommon participants with
achieving their desired InCommon certification through increased user access
security. Scalability, flexibility, and simplified provisioning tools allow
for a cost-effective way to deploy two-factor authentication to large user
populations.
?Data integrity and availability of information pose a significant challenge
for every organization. The combination of identity federation and strong
authentication is a great step towards secure access to online resources for
the higher education market,? declares T. Kendall Hunt, Founder, Chairman and
CEO of VASCO Data Security. ?Secure access to federated platforms is a high
priority and this partnership creates a lot of opportunities for both parties
involved.?
The InCommon Federation provides a secure and privacy-protecting method for
giving individuals access to protected or licensed online resources, such as
library databases, multimedia content, research information, and services
provided by government agencies. This shared management of identity and
access simplifies online privacy and security. Researchers, students, faculty
and staff can access protected or licensed online resources from other member
institutions and third-party providers while safeguarding individual privacy.
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