Remote access for sales staff via VPN

Sales persons in the financial industry need access to server applications, while they are at home or on the go. With a VPN connection, the user can work in his remote environment just like on his PC in the office. However, remote access always implies security threats. For this reason, VPN connections with encryption and authentication are a valuable tool for enterprises in the financial sector. For a maximum of convenience and security, smart cards should be used for this purpose.

cryptovision has realized many VPN and remote access projects in the financial sector. These solutions are usually based on cryptovision's smart card middleware cv act sc/interface and cryptovision's certificate lifecycle management solution cv act PKIntegrated.

Data encryption on mobile PCs

Laptop theft is one of the most popular criminal acts in industrial countries. For companies in the industrial sector this is especially important, as many of their employees use laptops and the data they have stored are highly security critical. Therefore, it is obvious that an appropriate protection necessary. Such a protection must comply both access control and encryption. Native encryption and access control mechanisms are not sufficient for this purpose. Instead, a sophisticated PC security solution must be used. Access control should be based on a smart card.

cryptovision has implemented many access control/ encryption solutions in the financial sector. Usually these solutions are based on a special PC security solution provided by a cryptovision partner. The smart cards in use are connected with cryptovision's smart card middleware cv act sc/interface. In addition, cryptovision provides a solution named cv act PKIntegrated for the lifecycle management of the digital certificates in use.

Company cards for banks and insurances

Because of their high security demands, many banks and insurance companies have intoduced smart cards. For instance, IT users log in to the PC with a smart card, and digital signatures are created with a smart card. Many companies also secure physical access with smart cards, but in this case a simple card chip (without smart card funtion) is sufficient. As it is not convenient for a user to use several cards for different purposes, many enterprises tend to use the same card for different applications. Such a solution is usually referred to as company card. A sophisticated company card needs a smart card chip for operating system access, encryption, digital signatures and other applications. In addition, a second chip for physical access, time control and payment needs to be present.

cryptovision has been involved in several company card solutions in the financial sector. cryptovision usually delivers two of the most important parts of a company card solution: the smart card middleware and the PKI. The smart card middleware is a component that connects the card to the application. cryptovision's smart card middleware cv act sc/interface is one of the most powerful on the market. It can be used on all major platforms and is ideally suited for company cards. cryptovision's PKI solution cv act PKIntegrated is a high end product, which is integrated into several identity management systems. cv act PKIntegrated and cv act sc/interface are important building blocks of many already existing company card systems.