ThinkStock PhotosEnsurity Technologies, a Hyderabad-based cybersecurity company and a member of Microsoft Intelligent Security Association, has announced its second FIDO2 (Fast Identity Online) offering.
Ensurity, which has already optimised its ThinC-AUTH to work with Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) sign-ins, has now combined the ‘strong FIDO2 authentication’ with ‘encrypted storage’ in its new solution ‘ThinC AUTH+’.
In a statement, the company said the new solution has been developed to provide the convenience of user biometric authentication along with encrypted data storage facility.
Last October, Ensurity had emerged the first Indian cybersecurity firm to join the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association, a group of technology providers who have integrated their solutions with Microsoft products to provide customers with better protection, detection and response.
The Hyderabad-headquartered cybersecurity firm has been working with Microsoft over the last couple of years to integrate its ThinC brand of FIDO/ FIDO2 certified biometric USB authenticators for passwordless access with Microsoft Azure Active Directory. This was expected to support Microsoft’s aim to migrate 800 million users of Windows to passwordless experience.
Ensurity’s ThinC-AUTH is one of the security keys that works with Microsoft account and Azure Active Directory to access Microsoft cloud services, including Microsoft 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Microsoft Azure with one-touch biometric authentication.
In its statement, Ensurity said the new ‘ThinC AUTH+’ device provides passwordless access to Azure AD accounts and Windows 10 systems and also provides encrypted storage (up to 256GB) on the drive, designed on the USB 3.0 interface. The device allows users to create customized secure partitions for storing and sharing the data.
With an advanced feature of locking the device to a PC or a Network, enterprises, which discourage the use of a USB within the office environment fearing data theft, now have an option of a safe and secure portable storage solution, said Ensurity. The biometrics on the device ensures the attribution of a user with malicious intent, and a software tool allows the user to manage fingerprints, user groups, partitions and PIN to partitions, etc.
“We are happy to integrate the strong FIDO2 & FIDO U2F authentication with our encrypted storage solutions in line with customer requirements and will continue to do so with our market offerings on security thereby creating a strong value proposition,” said Amit Mathur, COO, Ensurity Technologies.
"Passwords are no longer an effective security mechanism. It’s clear we need to provide our customers with authentication options that are secure and easy to use. This is where passwordless authentication comes in," said Sue Bohn, Partner Director of Program Management, Microsoft Identity Division, Microsoft Corp. "We are pleased to see companies like Ensurity support our passwordless journey by integrating their solutions with Microsoft Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Account (Outlook, Hotmail), and Windows 10."
Ensurity, which has already optimised its ThinC-AUTH to work with Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) sign-ins, has now combined the ‘strong FIDO2 authentication’ with ‘encrypted storage’ in its new solution ‘ThinC AUTH+’.
In a statement, the company said the new solution has been developed to provide the convenience of user biometric authentication along with encrypted data storage facility.
Last October, Ensurity had emerged the first Indian cybersecurity firm to join the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association, a group of technology providers who have integrated their solutions with Microsoft products to provide customers with better protection, detection and response.
The Hyderabad-headquartered cybersecurity firm has been working with Microsoft over the last couple of years to integrate its ThinC brand of FIDO/ FIDO2 certified biometric USB authenticators for passwordless access with Microsoft Azure Active Directory. This was expected to support Microsoft’s aim to migrate 800 million users of Windows to passwordless experience.
Ensurity’s ThinC-AUTH is one of the security keys that works with Microsoft account and Azure Active Directory to access Microsoft cloud services, including Microsoft 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365, and Microsoft Azure with one-touch biometric authentication.
In its statement, Ensurity said the new ‘ThinC AUTH+’ device provides passwordless access to Azure AD accounts and Windows 10 systems and also provides encrypted storage (up to 256GB) on the drive, designed on the USB 3.0 interface. The device allows users to create customized secure partitions for storing and sharing the data.
With an advanced feature of locking the device to a PC or a Network, enterprises, which discourage the use of a USB within the office environment fearing data theft, now have an option of a safe and secure portable storage solution, said Ensurity. The biometrics on the device ensures the attribution of a user with malicious intent, and a software tool allows the user to manage fingerprints, user groups, partitions and PIN to partitions, etc.
“We are happy to integrate the strong FIDO2 & FIDO U2F authentication with our encrypted storage solutions in line with customer requirements and will continue to do so with our market offerings on security thereby creating a strong value proposition,” said Amit Mathur, COO, Ensurity Technologies.
"Passwords are no longer an effective security mechanism. It’s clear we need to provide our customers with authentication options that are secure and easy to use. This is where passwordless authentication comes in," said Sue Bohn, Partner Director of Program Management, Microsoft Identity Division, Microsoft Corp. "We are pleased to see companies like Ensurity support our passwordless journey by integrating their solutions with Microsoft Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Account (Outlook, Hotmail), and Windows 10."
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