Understanding PortalGuards
Two-factor Authentication: A Tokenless Approach
Highlighting the Multi-factor Authentication Layer of the PortalGuard Platform
By the end of this tutorial you will be able to
Define PortalGuard
Understand the need for two-factor authentication Learn about PortalGuards Two-factor Authentication Options See the step-by-step Authentication Process
Know the technical requirements
The PortalGuard software is a Contextual Authentication platform which is focused on enhancing usability, while maintaining a balance between security, auditing and compliance for your web, desktop and mobile applications.
Usability Single Sign-on
Password Management Password Synchronization Self-service Password Reset
Security
Knowledge-based Two-factor Authentication
Contextual Authentication
Real-time Reports/Alerts
Before going into the details
Configurable by user, group or application Configure One-time Password (OTP) length, expiration and format
Send OTP via SMS, email, transparent token and printer
Enforced for direct access to applications, VPN using RADIUS and during a self-service password reset, recovery, or account unlock
No SMS gateway required
Cost effective and competitively priced
Tailored Authentication for an exact fit
A P P L I C AT I O N S
Two-factor Authentication is Used to increase security by requiring: Something you know
AND Something you have
Arent all Two-factor Authentication Solutions the Same? They will increase your security however
Inflexible Low usability High total cost of ownership Tokens are expensive, forgotten and need replacement/repair
ONE-TIME PASSWORD (OTP)
Web/cloud application directly VPN connection using RADIUS Self-service password reset, recovery, or account unlock
Transparent Tokens
How do I choose?
SMS
Attack Prevention both passive and active
Total Cost of Ownership
Support/Maintenance Requirements Client-side Software
Ease of Use Portability
Increased security - add an extra layer of authentication to application access, VPN access, or during a self-service password reset Reduce Risk - prevent attacks by leveraging credentials which expire after one use Usability - leverage hardware a user already has for increased user adoption Eliminate forgotten passwords - leverage a username and OTP only as credentials
Configurable - to the user, group or application levels
Flexible - multiple OTP delivery methods available
HOW IT WORKS
PortalGuard provides flexibility
Allows you to configure whether the enrollment will be forced or able to be postponed x number of times by the user.
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Step 1:
PortalGuards login screen is presented when a user visits the web-application.
Step 2:
The user enters their username and clicks continue.
Step 3:
The PortalGuard server sends the OTP to the users mobile phone within 5-10 seconds, in the form of an SMS.
Step 4:
The user is prompted for a password and OTP.
Step 5:
The user enters in the OTP they received and clicks Log On.
Step 6:
The user gains access to the web-application and data.
Step 6:
This is an example of a user attempting to use an expired OTP that was never used. Once the expired OTP is entered, the user is denied access and prompted to cancel the process or request a valid OTP.
RADIUS Support:
An internet standard that was designed primarily to authenticate remote users
Cisco Juniper Citrix Checkpoint
Network Access Server (NAS) = RADIUS Client
PortalGuard = RADIUS Server
User accounts defined locally LDAP Authentication X.509 certificates RADIUS
Step 1:
The user attempts to connect to the NAS/firewall using either a browser or VPN client software and is prompted for username and password.
Step 2:
The NAS communicates the credentials to the PortalGuard server using the RADIUS protocol. Step 3: The PortalGuard server validates the users credentials against its configured user repository (e.g. Active Directory).
Step 4:
The user attempts to connect to the NAS/firewall using either a browser or VPN client software and is prompted for username and password. Step 5: PortalGuard replies to the RADIUS request with an Access-Challenge response that includes a custom message that should be displayed to the user and a random identifier (the state) that the NAS will send back to PortalGuard to identify the same user session.
Step 6:
The NAS displays the custom message requesting the user to enter the OTP that was sent to their mobile device.
Step 7: The user enters the OTP from their mobile device and submits it to the NAS.
Step 8:
The NAS communicates the credentials to the PortalGuard server using the RADIUS protocol. Step 9:
The PortalGuard server replies to the RADIUS 2nd request with an Access-Accept response.
Step 10: The NAS accepts the users authentication and the VPN tunnel/session is established. The user is then able to access internal resources (e.g. crm.acme.com).
Configurable through the PortalGuard Configuration Utility:
Delivery format, including From, Subject and Body fields Expiration, aka time-tolive (TTL) Length Format
Numeric characters only Upper/lowercase characters Upper/lowercase & numeric characters Upper/lowercase, numeric and symbol characters
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
A MSI is used to install PortalGuard on IIS 6 or 7.x.
This version of PortalGuard supports direct access and authentication to cloud/browser-based applications, only.
.NET 2.0 framework or later must be installed (64-bit OS only) Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x64) IBM WebSphere/WebSphere Portal v5.1 or higher Microsoft IIS 6.0 or higher Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or higher Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 or later Microsoft Windows Server 2000 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32 or 64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32 or 64-bit) Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 The network appliance must support RADIUS as an authentication option The network appliance must support the Access-Challenge response type as well as the State and Reply-Message attributes PortalGuard must be licensed for RADIUS support End-user enrollment of mobile devices or challenge answers must be performed external to the RADIUS protocol
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