certgate GmbH - certgate PreBoot Authenticator revolutionises abounding deejay encryption

certgate PreBoot Authenticator bases on the certgate SmartCard microSDStore this angel in big sizeNuremberg, 28.10.2009, The Nuremberg IT aegis action certgate GmbH is presenting its latest development in the enhancement of accepted deejay encryption programs. The certgate PreBoot Authenticator is a aegis badge that replaces circuitous passwords with awful defended two-factor authentification application a acute agenda and acute agenda PIN.

People who ambition to assure the abstracts stored on the harder drive of their PC or laptop from adept or awful acceptance nowadays usually await on one of the abundant harder deejay encryption programs accessible on the market. “On-the-fly” encryption with up to 256 bit keys provides best security. But like every cryptographic application, abounding deejay encryption is alone as safe as its weakest link: the countersign provided by the user. A ample amount of abeyant advance scenarios for abrasive abounding deejay encryption programs entail “cracking” the password.

In adjustment to be able for animal force attacks as able-bodied as alleged “social engineering”, continued alphanumeric passwords are appropriate that are as accidental as accessible and which cover both appropriate characters and a mix of high and lower case. TrueCrypt, one of the a lot of accepted encryption programs, recommends at atomic 20 characters. But who can bethink a countersign that long, let abandoned access it after authoritative a mistake?

This is absolutely area the certgate PreBoot Authenticator comes in: the aegis badge based on the certgate SmartCard microSD saves passwords of any breadth and aggravation on its crypto chip. Here the countersign is not clear and cannot be manipulated. In the pre-boot appearance users analyze themselves to the badge by entering their acute agenda PIN, and the badge again assiduously the countersign to the encryption software. This accompanying removes addition aegis risk, namely the buried tracking of keysrokes via keylogging.
In adverse to acceptable dongles, the certgate PreBoot Authenticator meets the accomplished aegis standards. The countersign is abnormally encrypted with an RSA 2048 bit key and is appropriately about absurd to read. Access is abundantly anchored application a analogously simple acute agenda PIN, back there is a absolute to the amount of apocryphal entries allowed.

This makes operating abounding deejay encryption programs appreciably added user-friendly. It is no best all-important to bethink or access continued passwords. Instead, two-factor authentification ensures greater aegis for the “weak spot” in encryption applications and eliminates the a lot of important point of advance acclimated by hackers.

Thanks to its acute bendability (15 x 2.5 x 17.5 mm) the certgate PreBoot Authenticator about absolutely disappears from appearance into the USB port. It can be acclimated with all operating systems and functions anxiously with all accordant password-based abounding deejay encryption programs.

Naturally, all the added appearance of the certgate SmartCard band-aid for Windows can be acclimated with the PreBoot Authenticator. This includes Windows Smartcard Logon, internet aegis and email encryption as able-bodied as, in aggregate with added applications, VPN clients, the Adobe certificate signature and added functions which are based on certificates.
The certgate PreBoot Authenticator will be apparent next at the CARTES & Identification 17-19 November in Paris.

Interested parties can get their claimed allurement with all accident data by contacting: cartes@certgate.com .

certgate at the CARTES & Identification, Paris:
17 to 19 November 2009, Hall 3, Stand C041.

We attending advanced to seeing you!

certgate GmbH, the high-tech aggregation amid in Nuremberg, was founded in 2004 by Dr. Paschalis Papagrigoriou. The avant-garde company’s band of plan involves the development and business of articles and solutions which accomplish the operation of advice accessories defended and user-friendly. certgate developed the world’s aboriginal microSD Card with acute agenda functionality and has registered patents to assure its abstruse advantages in the area of adaptable IT security.

Thanks to its able cryptographic functionality, the certgate SmartCard microSD enables certificates to be adored and acclimated deeply and for key pairs to be generated. Among added things, the certgate SmartCard accordingly supports two agency authentification, encrypted abstracts storage, email-encryption, defended adaptable cyberbanking according to HBCI and EBICS standards, and the conception of VPN links to adaptable devices. In abutting cooperation with implementing partners, certgate aswell develops customer-specific aegis solutions for smartphones, PDAs and added adaptable accessories based on its certgate SmartCard microSD.
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