Secure your VPN

FireID is able to integrate smoothly and seamlessly to almost any infrastructure to provide strong authentication through existing systems and is able to create a real time link to any set of multiple data sources containing user information, such as SQL databases. This allows user administration to continue as usual using any existing management systems and tools currently in place, with FireID acting as a backend providing strong authentication.

As VPN access continues to be a highly topical issue, securely authenticating users on VPNs and, conversely, excluding or easily disconnecting users from VPNs has never been a higher priority for organisations. FireID provides strong authentication when and where it’s needed most.

Conventional authentication solutions make use of key fobs or hardware tokens to generate one-time-passwords. However, the cost and maintenance of these tokens, plus the distribution and management thereof, creates a logistical nightmare for organisations.

Advantages

FireID offers several advantages over existing solutions. Not least a significant reduction in overheads with a fixed annual cost, as well as facilitating provisioning by offering a simple, tutorial based process to the end-user.

How authentication works

FireID employs a backend server and an end-user "token" application running on the user's mobile phone. Each time a user requires a password for authentication, the FireID token application produces a unique and random one-time-password on the user's mobile phone. This is then entered by the user and the FireID backend server authorises access, at which point the one-time-password immediately expires.

This process occurs each time authentication to a FireID protected resource such as a VPN or web portal login.

Integration with existing systems

FireID is able to integrate smoothly and seamlessly to almost any infrastructure. This is made possible by FireID’s ability to create a real time link to any set of multiple data sources containing user information, such as SQL databases. So, user administration can continue as usual using any existing management systems and tools currently in place, with FireID acting as a backend providing strong authentication.

The backend server is installed within the company network infrastructure, or alternatively, hosted by FireID, thereby providing the OTP authentication service, the token provisioning system and a web-based management interface.

Fine-grained permissions

Administrators can assign fine-grained permissions to a number of operators using the FireID interface, at varying levels - from helpdesk operators able to perform simple user tasks, to super administrators with full control. To facilitate management FireID supports user groups.