Entrust Introduces $5 Hardware Security Token

"Last year, we entered into a strategic relationship with Entrust because they had the best customer value proposition and the full suite of solutions that we needed. We plan to further expand our brand globally this year and required a more flexible and extensible authentication solution. The Entrust IdentityGuard token solution fills that gap at a price that is best in class in the industry. This is another data point to reassure us that we picked the right company. We continue to view our 2006 investment with Entrust as a secure foundation from which to grow our business globally," said Expedia Chief Information Officer Bill Holtz. "From digital certificates to grid authentication to hardware tokens, in a single platform Entrust delivers the range of authentication choices we need to address our range of business needs."

Entrust's OTP tokens are designed to deliver exceptional security and reliability at a fraction of the cost of traditional suppliers, making them an excellent choice for deployments where tokens are the preferred authentication method. Entrust IdentityGuard tokens can be integrated seamlessly as one of multiple authentication methods in use with the Entrust IdentityGuard multifactor authentication platform. By deploying Entrust IdentityGuard, administrators can tailor authentication methods to various users' individual security needs while seamlessly managing a variety of authentication methods - - simply, easily and inexpensively. Currently in production, the Entrust IdentityGuard token commercial availability is targeted for Q2 2007.

"Tokens can be a very effective authentication method but historically have had a prohibitively high price tag. That changes today with the launch of our inexpensive token option," said Entrust Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Conner. "Entrust cares about helping our customers be secure while creating value for their stakeholders, not painfully gouging them with a single authentication method. In addition, our customers will spend a fraction while getting a complete authentication platform that offers a range of additional authenticators -- not just one."

"Adding a time-based token to our arsenal gives us even more flexibility to choose the appropriate authentication mechanism for different users," said Expedia Chief Information Security Officer John Millican. "The best part is that we can issue tokens to users who, by the nature of the information they need to access, must have a stronger level of authentication while offering more appropriate options to a broader audience, all from the same authentication platform."