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National Security
At a time when terrorism, civil emergencies and identity fraud are a very real danger, keeping citizens and sensitive information safe is the single biggest priority for any Government. Gradian supply and manage technology which protects information, people, goods and borders.
Today the mobile phone is an ever-present device for most people in the United Kingdom. Email, messaging and web browsing have all become standard features alongside ordinary voice calls. CIDWAY's authentication solutions employ the ubiquitous nature of this device to drive their two-factor authentication solutions. The CIDWAY system generates OTPs (One-time password) for enabling secure online access to sensitive financial information.
Solutions for public security and authentication can be implemented via mobile, sms or hardware tokens:
- Personal identification and authentication
- Public security
- Transportation authentication
- Mobile working for public servants
Cost-effective Authentication
Providing a physical token for authentication is a costly process. CIDWAY's solution enables public organisations to assign different authentication mechanisms for each user-type and profile using a single authentication server. This segregation of users and consolidation of authentication platforms considerably reduces IT costs (eg. acquisition, integration and deployment) and fixed costs associated with token distribution (e.g maintenance).
- No hardware maintenance - Software tokens do not require ongoing maintenance, such as battery replacement or fixing/replacing defective components.
- Unlimited life - Software tokens can be licensed for unlimited lifetime usage.
- Low acquisition cost - Software tokens are inexpensive compared to rival technologies.
- Low deployment cost - Cost-efficient remote deployment of software with minimal impact over existing infrastructures.
- Streamlined management - Comprehensive administration software ensures efficient token deployment and management.
- Automatic synchronization - Transparent process that never requires technical support or user intervention.
Ease of Deployment
A CIDWAY solution can be implemented via a hardware token, an SMS Mobile Token or driven by a software token delivered via the user's mobile phone.
CIDWAY solutions have been designed from the ground up to offer the end-user a simple deployment scenario. First time access can be initiated via a download by the user or pushed to the device via the organisation's servers.
Activation with the CIDWAY server can be handled by the organisation's server (which will prompt the user to create a PIN) or carried out manually via the intranet.
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TESTIMONIAL HIGHLIGHT
“Gradian bring a wealth of experience in the delivery of messaging security and compliance solutions to businesses throughout the UK. Importantly, they understand the importance of IM, Unified Communications, Social Networking and Web 2.0 to the modern business – we see them as a perfect partner for FaceTime.”
Nick Sears, VP EMEA, FaceTime Communications
Case Study
As Europe’s largest regional low cost airline, Flybe carries over 7 million passengers between 56 airports in the UK and Europe each year. Some 85% of these passengers book their flights online, resulting in vast amounts of confidential data, including credit-card information, travelling over the Internet.
