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SmartGate® Features & Benefits

AEP SmartGate is one of the most innovative application layer security products on the market today. With SmartGate, organizations can transparently run their existing LAN applications to securely share critical information with employees, customers, and business partners via any IP-based network.

Strong Protection with a Low Total Cost of Ownership
SmartGate provides flexible security for even the most demanding critical infrastructure requirements. The advanced SmartGate server software product allows companies to rapidly deploy a VPN solution capable of supporting thousands of simultaneous users. SmartGate enables secure access to specific TCP/IP based applications and internal resources through the Internet by providing a framework for strong data encryption, access control, mutual authentication, and audit logging. The patented On-line Registration feature establishes user identity and activates user authentication credentials, allowing new users and applications to be provisioned and deployed in minutes with minimal administrative burden.

At the same time, SmartGate is easy to implement, manage and, most importantly, use. And SmartGate products are compatible with your IT environment to help you protect your technology investment. They are available on a broad range of clients, including Windows, UNIX, and Pocket PC, work with all major firewalls, support a wide range of third-party authentication systems and include a FIPS 140 validated soft token. The FIPS token provides digital identity and strong authentication for users, eliminating password support burdens and reducing help desk issues.

Compliance Features
• Supports HSPD-12 program objectives, HIPAA and Sarbanes Oxley requirements
• End-to-end encryption assures data privacy and integrity
• End Point Security protection can be configured for compliance-based policy enforcement
• Fine-grained access controls provide user-to-application protection, with audit logging capabilities, to secure internal and external network access
• Users and applications can be activated or revoked in seconds
• SmartAdmin™ delivers centralized or distributed management with four administrator levels and powerful group management options

Flexible End User Access Options
• Clientless Java™ agent available for all leading browsers
• AEP SmartPass® lightweight intelligent client does not require a browser and runs as a non-intrusive application on the end user device
• Broad platform support includes Java, Windows 98/2000/XP/NT, CE/PocketPC, Sun Solaris, Linux, and Macintosh

Strong Authentication
• Integrated government approved FIPS-validated software token for digital identity and multi-factor authentication
• Token stored on user’s machine or on variety of token storage devices
• Supports third-party authentication mechanisms, including LDAP, RSA SecurID, X.509 PKI, RADIUS and biometric devices
• Advanced capabilities allow separation of authentication and encryption servers, portable identity entitlement across domains for federated authentication, and single sign-on to multiple resources


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