Nexus launches Argus Authentication Server

Nexus launches Argus Authentication Server

The web is the primary medium for application and collaboration services for
employees, partners and customers. Web services must properly authenticate users
to prevent data loss or corruption and to protect user privacy. The type of
service and the risk of illegal use, data leakage or corruption decide which
type of authentication is needed. The authentication procedure must be extremely
simple; otherwise users will be held up too long from the intended activity and
might be put off from using the service.

Nexus has launched Nexus Argus Authentication Server matching these needs. The
product name "Argus" refers to the mythological figure with one hundred eyes
engaged by a goddess to guard a holy present. Analogously, Nexus Argus is the
watcher of organisations' valuable information accessible over the web. The new
product offers a versatile, flexible and cost-efficient single sign-on access
solution for web applications. 

- We can see clear indications of a strong demand both in Sweden and
internationally for a solution like this. Resurs Bank has already signed a
contract to use Nexus Argus and we have also received positive feedback from
analysts and partners about our product plans. With introducing Argus
Authentication  Server, Nexus makes a strategic step of extending its security
portfolio - traditionally positioned around supporting security infrastructure -
towards  security enforcement applications. In the future we intend to cover
more and more security enforcement functions with innovative Nexus technologies,
says   Tamás Horváth, Product Manager at Technology Nexus AB.

Nexus Argus combines best-of-breed security features with novel technologies for
easy deployment and usage of the new product: 

- Multiple credential types accepted: domain password, one-time-password (OTP),
corporate card, national eID, mobile phone, PKI certificate, etc.

- Single sign-on for user convenience: After presenting his or her credential,
the user can move around to visit any number of web services without needing  to
log on again.

- Single sign-off: The user needs to log out only once and Argus logs him or her
out from all connected applications and sessions. If the user remains inactive
for some time, he or she will be logged out too.

- Policy-based assurance level: Different services may require different levels
of assurance of the electronic identity of the user. Argus enforces the right
assurance level: while moving to another application, the user may be requested
to present a stronger credential, e.g. an eID in favour of the formerly
presented password.

- Validation against PKI and LDAP systems: Credential validation is performed on
basis of international standards. Argus is thus fully compatible with other
Nexus products and with standard compliant third party products too.

- Identity federation made simple: By means of ID mapping, Argus enables the use
of one single ID across all systems and thereby provides federation of 
identities by a simple means. 

- Quick and easy integration via SAML standard: With the use of the slim
standard SAML interface (Security Assertion Markup Language), integration with a
 web application may be achieved as simply as installing an open-source library.

- Flexible: The architecture of Argus is pluggable. Adding new credential types,
integrating with new identity stores, introducing new identity mapping  rules is
possible with little effort.

For further information please contact:

Tamás Horváth, Product Manager, Technology Nexus AB
Phone: +49 172 432 03 59, e-mail: tamas.horvath@nexussafe.com



About Nexus

Nexus Technology works internationally with e-communication, information and
security solutions. Our clients are organisations for which IT and the Internet
are essential to the management of sensitive information and knowledge. Nexus'
business concept is to offer solutions, products and services that make the
right information available to the right people, at the right time, wherever
they need it in the world. We help our clients to not only protect their
information, e-communication and knowledge, but also to create opportunities to
make more effective use of these. Nexus is an international company with
headquarter in Sweden, offices in several European countries and partners all
over the world. For more information please visit our web site www.nexussafe.com