1.0 About
SecureLogin
Novell® SecureLogin has the following features:
- Eliminates the requirement for users
to remember multiple user names and passwords beyond their initial
network logon. It stores user names and passwords and automatically
enters them for users when required. Users no longer need to remember
and manually enter credentials, such as user names and passwords,
to log on to applications.
- Quickly retrieves and enters credentials, which
results in faster login.
- Helps to reduce calls to the Help Desk about locked
accounts and forgotten user name and password combinations.
- Is comprised of multiple, integrated security systems
that provide authentication and Single Sign-On (SSO) to networks
and applications. Provides a single entry point to the corporate network
and its user resources, increasing security while enhancing compliance
with corporate security policies. SecureLogin utilities and components
are designed to SSO-enable Windows*, Java, Web and terminal
emulator applications.
- Stores and encrypts user credentials in the directory
(eDirectory®, Active Directory*, or other LDAP
compliant directories) and optionally caches them in an encrypted
format on the local workstation. Only the user can access the encrypted
data. Even a network administrator with full rights is unable to
view a user's passwords. A network administrator can set a new password
if required, for example disaster recovery, but cannot view existing
passwords.
- Has wizards, directory console plug-ins, and tools
which make it easy to centrally configure for use on the corporate
network.
- Includes a management utility that allows users
to view their SSO details and, if permitted, to SSO-enable applications.
- Employs two methods of fault tolerance:
- Using local encrypted caching to ensure
that network downtime does not affect SSO performance. Even if the
corporate network is down, caching enables application logons to
continue uninterrupted.
- Using application definitions to cater to different
logon conditions and errors during logon.
- Maintains SSO integrity for all mobile and remote
users, regardless of network connectivity by locally encrypting
the cache. If you permit them to, mobile users can update their
SSO credentials when disconnected from the network and later update
the directory with these details when they are next attached. Because
SecureLogin is a directory-enabled product, users can:
- Log on from anywhere and get the same
capabilities as if they were at their own desks.
- Log on and log off quickly, because they authenticate
only to the directory, not to Windows itself.
- Roam the enterprise, logging on to several different
machines during the day.
- Work on a notebook or laptop in a disconnected mode,
because their logon credentials are saved to a local, encrypted
cache.
- Securely use a shared, kiosk-type workstation, where
many people log on temporarily for quick work and then log off.