Benefit Allocation Systems Leverages CRYPTOCard User-Friendly Two-Factor Authentication To Secure Physical and Network Access

May 31, 2007; 01:14 AM

Ottawa, Canada and London, England – CRYPTOCard (www.cryptocard.com), the leading authentication technology developer for heterogeneous environments, is proud to announce that Benefit Allocation Systems, a major provider of integrated, comprehensive benefits and human resources outsourcing solutions, has implemented CRYPTOCard’s two-factor authentication to positively identify users attempting to access the building or the network.  By positively authenticating all users, CRYPTOCard has helped ensure that Benefit Allocation Systems meets the strict security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

“We knew we required two-factor authentication to be fully HIPAA compliant,” said Josh Hunsberger, Systems Administrator, Benefit Allocation Systems.  “We looked at various alternatives, but determined that CRYPTOCard offered us the best value and ease of implementation,” Hunsberger continued.  “We just wanted a cost-effective solution that would provide user-friendly two-factor authentication, and CRYPTOCard did just that.”

Benefit Allocation Systems is utilizing CRYPTOCard’s KT-1 keychain token to positively authenticate mobile laptop users and CRYPTOCard’s SC-1 smart card for HID door access as well as two-factor authentication for the network.  Users simply slide in the smart card and enter their PIN to access their PC and remove the card to lock down the computer.  By positively authenticating all users, benefit Allocation Systems is ensuring it is fully HIPAA compliant.

“As industry and government regulations drive the adoption of greater security, organizations will look for cost-effective solutions that are easy to integrate, manage, and use,” said Neil Hollister, CEO, CRYPTOCard.  “CRYPTOCard has become a popular choice as it makes sense from a business as well as security standpoint,” Hollister continued.  “CRYPTOCard is proud that Benefit Allocation Systems selected CRYPTOCard not only because it made it simple to meet HIPAA’s strict security requirements, but also because it was the best business decision.”
A recent Butler Group report points out organizations will increasingly select security solutions that make business sense.

“The market for solutions such as CRYPTOCard’s strong authentication that can demonstrate ease-of-use, value-to-business, and provable ROI, will grow significantly,” explained Andrew Kellett, Senior Research Analyst, Butler Group.
Developed for real-world networks – where Linux and Mac workstations often live in a mixed Microsoft Windows domain, with Windows clients and Apache or IIS Web servers – CRYPTOCard’s event-based two-factor authentication tokens make it simple and cost effective to replace weak static passwords with a password that is randomly generated for every logon attempt.  One-time passwords cannot be reused by hackers, and eliminate both the help-desk costs associated with resetting forgotten passwords and the security risk resulting from users writing them down.

About Benefit Solutions, Inc.
Benefit Allocation Systems, Inc. and its MyEnroll.com portal offer employers one of the leading HR/Benefits enrollment & administration systems and back office support services.  MyEnroll.com’s remarkable flexibility and seamless functionality for automating transactions from hire through retirement, coupled with highly-competitive pricing, makes BAS/MyEnroll.com the perfect choice.
About CRYPTOCard, Inc.
CRYPTOCard is a leader and innovator in the Network Authentication Industry. Its multi-awarded two-factor authentication options include both a server-based or ‘product’ solution (CRYPTO-Shield), a Managed Authentication Service (CRYPTO-MAS), and a completely-adaptable, do-it-yourself developer’s tool, AuthEngine, which makes it simple to embed CRYPTOCard’s technology into any custom application or environment. The combination allows organizations of any size and means to adopt a strong authentication policy. CRYPTOCard is unique in the industry in its commitment to ensuring its products/services work with any common network architecture including OS compatibility (Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X), web-server flexibility (IIS, Apache), and database options (Active Directory, LDAP, Open Directory, etc). Add to that the outstanding ‘out-of-the-box’ interoperability with many top industry network solutions including Citrix, Checkpoint, and Cisco, and you begin to see how CRYPTOCard has grown since its origin in 1989 to become a thriving enterprise doing business in more than 70 countries.