RSA Extends Reach Of SecurID To Microsoft Cloud
Microsoft has integrated RSA's SecurID multiple authentication technology with Active Directory Federation Services, which lets companies extend identity data from the directory service to the cloud.
While ADFS provides user name and password services, RSA's technology goes several steps further by adding another layer of user authentication by way of a hardware or software token that generates an identifying code every 60 seconds.
Microsoft has done the integration between SecurID and ADFS and will sell the combined technology through channel partners. "There's no additional work needed -- no professional services, nothing," said Karen Kiffney, senior manager of RSA product marketing. ADFS provides security to users accessing Office 365 cloud-based applications, such as Microsoft Exchange.
