What About SecureLogin?
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Jun 2003
Q.
I attended BrainShare in April and was flooded with information about Novell's Secure Identity Management (SIM) initiative. However, I was unable to get a full scope of understanding about SecureLogin. Can you shed some light on this for me?
Securely Logged Out
A.
Dear Securely: You asked for it and now you get it. As Novell works to launch this new Novell Secure-Login solution, Novell's Web site is filled with papers to explain more about this exciting new technology. One of the best and most concise documents to date is a short piece explaining the features and benefits of SecureLogin. Here's an excerpt:
"Novell SecureLogin is a directory-based, single sign-on solution that enhances your organization's security and efficiency. With SecureLogin, your employees only need to remember one password and log in one time to access all of their applications, Web pages and servers. In addition, SecureLogin enables your organization to provide employees worldwide with single sign-on access to network resources: even remote employees who are disconnected from the network can enjoy single sign-on functionality. These features provide increased employee productivity and reduce the time network administrators spend on password management.
"To protect your login information, SecureLogin encrypts and stores authentication credentials in any 100-percent compliant Lightweight Directory Access Protocol version 3 (LDAP v3) directory, including Novell eDirectory. With eDirectory integration, SecureLogin stores your authentication information in SecretStore, a highly secure, patented repository located within eDirectory. Offering both convenience and security, SecureLogin provides authorized users with seamless access to network resources and protects those same resources against unauthorized access."
You can read the full paper on the subject at: http://www.novell.com/products/securelogin/features.html.
Also note that Novell's DeveloperNet University currently has a SIM Overview course along with a full-blown coding-type course that should be available at the time of this printing.
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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