Entrust IdentityGuard Simplifies Management of SSL, PKI, Certificate Discovery, Device Certificates and Credentialing
Entrust, a provider of Identity management and authentication solutions, announced the launch of Entrust IdentityGuard, a new cloud-based service that consolidates the management of digital identities, SSL certificates and credentials via a single solution platform.
Dallas, Texas-based Entrust, which was recently acquired by Datacard Group in a deal reportedly valued at $500 million, said that it is consolidating its most popular certificate and credentialing solutions under the Entrust IdentityGuard Cloud Services portfolio in order to provide customers with a unified management console that offers visibility, ease of use and scalability.
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The new solution introduces a more integrated product offering and offers customers five distinct components under a more consolidated brand, including:
• Entrust IdentityGuard Cloud Services SSL (formerly Entrust Certificate Management Service)
• Entrust IdentityGuard Cloud Services Discovery (formerly Entrust Discovery)
• Entrust IdentityGuard Cloud Services Smart Credentials (expected later in 2014)
• Entrust IdentityGuard Cloud Services PKI (formerly Entrust Managed Services PKI; expected later 2014)
• Entrust IdentityGuard Cloud Services Device Certificates
Housed in secure facilities, the infrastructure for Entrust’s IdentityGuard Cloud Services features a highly available and fully redundant framework with intelligent monitoring, and robust data backup and disaster recovery, the company said. Additionally, certain offerings of certificate-related services are trusted by and cross-certified with the U.S. Federal Bridge Certification Authority (FBCA).
“With the substantial increase in connected devices and distributed computing, strong identity solutions are more important than ever as a critical security layer,” said David “Organizations often deploy separate, disparate point solutions that result in difficult, time-consuming and expensive deployment and management,” David Wagner, president of Entrust, said in a statement. “By consolidating identity management in the cloud, the Entrust solution helps reduce expenses, deployment challenges and management headaches that stem from legacy security solutions and techniques.”
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