Turn Your Mobile Phone Into Your Authenticator

With the recent release of Authentication Manager 7.1 SP2, there has never been a better time to upgrade to latest version of RSA's maket leading Authentication Manager. Additional features of 7.1 include the zero footprint OnDemand Authenticator, delivering tokencodes to your mobile phone via SMS text message.

The RSA SecurID® On-demand Authenticator is an innovation that enables users to securely access the network without pre-assigned credentials. Requiring no physical hardware token or software to be installed on a laptop or smart phone, the on-demand authentication method provides flexibility and ease of deployment, while still maintaining all the security strictures required for two-factor authentication.

The On-demand Authenticator works by utilizing a self-service web URL through which end-user requests for token codes can be initiated. From an Internet-capable PC, a user accesses the self-service web URL using the traditional login and PIN combination; upon successfully passing this step, a request for a token code to be generated and sent to the user's text-capable mobile device can be made. RSA® Authentication Manager generates the token code (8-digit) and sends it to the registered mobile device via short message service (SMS) utilizing the public cellular network. Once received, the PIN and token code are entered as the one-time password (OTP) in the login process for the VPN, web portal, Citrix® or other application.

A delivery method utilizing e-mail instead of SMS is also available and works in a similar fashion as described above, with the exception that the token code is delivered to the user's secure corporate e-mail address where it can be retrieved on a smart phone device.

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