Chapter 1: Introduction
Welcome to SafeWord 2008 and Enterprise Solution Pack (ESP)
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Welcome to
SafeWord 2008
and Enterprise
Solution Pack
(ESP)
Welcome to SafeWord 2008 by SafeNet (referred to throughout the remainder
of this guide as SafeWord), the two-factor authentication solution for Microsoft
Windows platforms.
SafeWord includes easy to use software and hardware tokens. It seamlessly
integrates with your existing Microsoft Windows management tools, and makes
it easy to deploy two-factor authentication to protect your most important
assets and applications. Additionally, SafeWord components and agents come
ready to support Internet Protocol versions (IPv) IPv4 and IPv6.
SafeNet MobilePASS relieves your users from carrying a hardware token,
instead allowing them to generate software token passcodes on their iPhone/
iPod touch devices, on their BlackBerry devices, on their J2ME devices, on
their Android devices, and on their Windows Desktops. MobilePASS
Messaging also allows users stored in Active Directory feature to request and
receive authentication passcodes via SMS and SMTP.
SafeWord is designed to be extremely easy to install and manage. You can be
up and running in a short period of time. Take advantage of the SafeWord Auto
Updater Agent to ensure that any future software updates can be easily added.
This guide will introduce you to these and all the other SafeWord 2008
administrative concepts.
To get SafeWord up and running in your environment, simply:
•
Install and activate the software
•
Configure the product
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Assign and distribute SafeWord software or hardware tokens to your users
Every effort has been made to provide you with the information you need to
easily install and configure SafeWord. The Quick Start Guide (included in the
product package) provides information for getting started as well as installing
your new software (more detailed installation information is contained in this
guide). And after SafeWord is installed, information-rich online help is available
any time you need on the spot information.
Additionally, the MobilePASS Software Administration Guide, and the
SafeWord Authenticator Administration Guide provide detailed SafeNet
MobilePASS software and hardware authentication information. Both of these
documents are available for download at
www.aladdin.com/sw08-docs
.
To evaluate, and for more information about the SafeWord 2008 Enterprise
Solution Pack, please refer to the SafeWord 2008 Enterprise Solution Pack
Quick Start Guide also included in the product package.