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Identity Engines Releases Authenticated Network Architecture
(Marketwire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) SUNNYVALE, CA, July 14 / MARKET WIRE/ --
Identity Engines, a leading provider of
role-based access control solutions for heterogeneous networks, today
announced the Authenticated Network Architecture (ANA): the industry's
first
vendor-neutral best practices framework outlining how organizations can
migrate from the static, IP-address based architectures of the past, to the
newer identity-based controls enabled by recent standards including IEEE
802.1X.
Regulatory compliance mandates such as HIPAA, SOX, PCI, GLBA, NERC/FERC,
FERPA, HSPD-12 across multiple industries have driven IT organizations to
search for secure, efficient, cost-effective methods of controlling access
to their network infrastructure. The ANA framework fulfills that need by
leveraging latent enforcement capabilities present in most enterprise
network equipment, enabling transparent role-based access across all
existing infrastructure (wired, wireless, remote access).
"The deployment of authenticated networks has been slower than the network
industry originally anticipated," commented Jon Oltsik, senior analyst at
the Enterprise Strategy Group. "This is probably due as much to a lack of
vendor-neutral best-practices as it is any weaknesses in the underlying
technology. With ANA, Identity Engines is addressing both gaps by
publishing an extensive set of field-validated best practices to complement
its leadership in the authenticated network infrastructure itself."
Simon Lewis, chief executive officer of Dataway, a San Francisco and
Dublin, Ireland-based secure network consultancy and reseller had this to
say, "If you built a new network, it seems obvious to design in
authentication and authorization to see who is connected and for what
purpose. Historically, network and security administrators have never had
tools to enforce anything but the most basic of authentication checks. With
ANA, large scale enterprises such as hospital systems now have a much
richer framework to ensure authenticated access to critical networks across
all modes of access. This is the first fully-baked architecture that
Dataway can use in support of its many clients in the healthcare field and
other industries."
With the launch of the ANA framework, Identity Engines is making available
a whitepaper that familiarizes readers with business and technology
realities that have driven networking to its security crossroads. The paper
details a
5-phase evolutionary approach to migrate an existing enterprise
infrastructure to a fully identity-centric network.
Authored by Identity Engines' CTO, Sean Convery, the Authenticated Network
Architecture whitepaper is the next logical step in secure network design
and builds on his previous leadership as principal architect of the Cisco
SAFE Blueprint and author of the well-regarded textbook "Network Security
Architectures."
"We're delighted to release the Authenticated Network Architecture to the
public as it not only demonstrates Identity Engines' technology leadership
and expertise in this market but the expertise of its customers and
partners, many of whom have contributed to the framework to ensure its
technical soundness and usefulness," said Convery.
The Authenticated Network Architecture document is available now at
http://www.idengines.com/ana.
About Identity Engines
Founded in 2004, Identity Engines develops scalable, identity-based
solutions for securing enterprise networks. The company's solutions provide
comprehensive identity services such as authentication, authorization, and
auditing to network infrastructure at Fortune 500 corporations, leading
medical centers, state and local governments and education and research
institutions. Identity Engines' Ignition? product line is the only
end-to-end authenticated infrastructure solution that enables fine-grained
access control across distributed network devices while enabling
centralized administration and policy management for improved security and
compliance. For more information, visit http://www.idengines.com.
Contact:
Roy Chua
Identity EnginesEmail Contact
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