Aladdin Announces General Availability of eToken Simple Sign-On (SSO) for Cost-Effective Password Management

Aladdin Announces General Availability of eToken Simple Sign-On (SSO) for Cost-Effective Password Management

eToken Simple Sign-On significantly reduces password-related costs and boosts employee productivity while increasing security of digital assets through strong two-factor authentication

CHICAGO, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALDN) today announced the general availability of Aladdin eToken Simple Sign-On (SSO), part of the eToken suite of enterprise-level reduced sign-on solutions enabling secure and simple logon to all of an organization's IT resources and applications. eToken SSO provides easy, convenient and secure storage and management of all of a user's computer application logon credentials within a single eToken device.

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With the growing number of applications and electronic resources used in organizations, passwords often create significant costs and security issues for organizations. Users managing multiple passwords typically write them down, use the same password for multiple applications, and use passwords that are easy to remember but also easy to hack.

Aladdin eToken SSO eliminates the need to remember multiple passwords and other authentication credentials for different network applications. Organizations implementing eToken SSO enable their users to simply plug in the eToken and enter one eToken password to securely log on to the company network, VPN, or any other application, including customized and home-grown applications. The use of eToken adds an additional security level to the authentication process -- requiring the physical presence of the eToken as well as the eToken password to allow access for strong two-factor authentication.

Aladdin eToken SSO provides organizations with numerous benefits, including:

* Enhanced security of enterprise IT assets - Weak passwords are replaced
with powerful two-factor eToken security for gaining access to
proprietary information.

* Increased employee productivity - Employees and IT staff no longer need
to spend time supporting passwords or administering/enforcing complex
password policies.

* Reduced password-related costs - IT helpdesk calls resulting from user
password issues are significantly decreased.

* Full portability of user credentials - All credentials are stored
securely on the eToken itself, allowing full mobility for users
accessing data or applications at multiple locations.

* Minimal IT effort and maintenance - Unlike traditional enterprise and
Web Single Sign-On solutions, eToken SSO requires no costly back-end
server or time-consuming application integration.



"Passwords written on scraps of paper, kept in wallets or pasted to monitors are huge security risks driven by users' inability to remember them. With Aladdin eToken SSO, these unsecure credentials are replaced with one solution, allowing users to literally hold their numerous credentials in the palm of their hands -- storing their sensitive credentials inside the protected eToken and submitting them automatically as needed," said Leedor Agam, vice president of the eToken Business Unit at Aladdin Knowledge Systems. "This unique approach enables the rapid rollout of the SSO solution with minimal integration or changes to backend applications. eToken Simplified Sign-On increases enterprise security, reduces organizational cost and enhances employee productivity; a triple win for any organization."

eToken SSO provides IT administrators with tools to easily and flexibly manage user access to applications in accordance with corporate IT security policies. eToken SSO is fully integrated with the Aladdin Token Management System (TMS), which provides administrators with a full suite of token management services including eToken deployment and revocation, user self- service password reset, and backup/restoration of user credentials for lost or damaged tokens.

For more information on Aladdin eToken SSO, visit: http://www.ealaddin.com/eToken/SSO.asp.

About Aladdin eToken

Aladdin eToken provides cost-effective strong user authentication and password management solutions. It provides enhanced security and ensures safe information access; improved password and ID management; and secure mobility of digital credentials/certificates and keys.

About the size of an average house key, the award-winning Aladdin eToken is easy to use and highly portable, providing users with powerful authentication by requiring something they have, the tamper-proof eToken, and something they know, a PIN. It is used for secure network logon, secure VPN, Web Sign-On, Simple Sign-On, secure email, and numerous other applications. eToken is available in smart card and USB form factors featuring proximity capabilities and one-time password technology.

The Aladdin Token Management System (TMS) enables the deployment, provisioning and maintenance of security Tokens, Smartcards and ID Badges within an organization. In addition, TMS offers seamless, and reliable management for Enterprise security services combining both PKI and non-PKI systems. For more information, visit http://www.ealaddin.com/eToken.

About Aladdin Knowledge Systems

Aladdin (NASDAQ:ALDN) is a leading innovator in digital security, providing solutions for Software Digital Rights Management and Enterprise security since 1985. Serving more than 30,000 customers worldwide, Aladdin products include the USB-based eToken(TM) device for strong user authentication, password management and protection against identity theft; the eSafe(R) integrated content security solution that proactively protects networks against blended threats, including malicious, inappropriate and nonproductive Internet-borne content; and the HASP(R) family of hardware- and software-based products that flexibly protect, license and distribute software and intellectual property. Visit the Aladdin Web site at http://www.aladdin.com/.

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