Defender 5.6 goes live!

I'm delighted to announce that Defender 5.6 has been released.

The team have made some fantastic new additions to this, the latest version of Defender.

A few of this highlights include:

• Brand new [very shiny] token deployment system that now includes user self-service for both software and hardware tokens.
• Brand new, super easy to use, delegation wizard for administrators to easily set permissions for users and/or groups of users.
• We've taken away the need to request any licensing from Quest by including a trial 90 day license upon installation of 5.6 hopefully making things even easier to install and get up and running.
• You can now download all the Quest software tokens online, saving you time and effort when it comes to deployment.
• We've added new software token types for the Android platform as well as OTP delivery via eMail.
• With the integration we've done with our fellow Quest Authentication Team (QAS), you can now deploy two factor authentication with a 'single click' to almost any Unix or Linux host in your environment.
• Loads more!

Download Defender 5.6 today and let us know what you think!

5 Stars for Defender 5

Once again, Quest's two-factor authentication solution, Defender, has received a full 5 Stars from SC Magazine!

Defender 5.5 launched

I'm proud to announce that we launched the newest version of Quest Defender yesterday, version 5.5

This new version has a number of exciting new enhancements including:

• Defender integration pack for Quest ActiveRoles Server for Defender user provisioning and administration
• Extended token support, including iToken, GrIDsure and Go-6 hardware tokens
• 64bit platform support for core components
• Improved diagnostics for token failures and verification
• Improved integration with Quest Password Manager
• New Defender ISAPI Agent to add Defender authentication to IIS websites
• Defender Reports enhancements
• Improvements to remote access support

For more information on Defender and to download version 5.5, please visit www.Quest.com/Defender

September update

Well, it's been a good few weeks since my last update and I'm happy to say, for good reason.

Aside from some great time out over the summer period, it's been all hands on deck to get the next versions of Defender, Password Manager, InSync and WebThority ready for release later this year/early next.

The first new product version will be for Defender (v.5.5) scheduled to be released on the 6th of October this year. It has some great new features, a few of which are as follows:

• New token support including iToken, GrIDsure and Go-6 hardware tokens
• Brand new Defender ISAPI Agent to add Defender authentication to IIS websites
• New Defender integration pack for Quest ActiveRoles Server
• Improved integration with Quest Password Manager
• Improved diagnostics and enhanced reporting
• Improvements to remote access support

In addition to the above mentioned release, I will be giving a 1 hour live webcast tomorrow on Defender, so why not register for free and dial in?

To register for the webcast, simply go to the following link: http://whitepapers.techrepublic.com.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1139587

Quest to launch new hardware form-factor!

As part of our ongoing goal to add new and improved functionality to all of our products, we will be launching a brand new hardware token to Defender's already extensive token list.

The Defender “SlimToken” is the latest addition to our hardware token list and provides full two-factor functionality in a token the size of a credit card.

The great thing about the SlimToken is not only its size & weight, but also the fact that it can easily be carried in something you take pretty much everywhere you go, your wallet!

This means there’s no more hassle of dragging a physical token along in your laptop bag and unless you forget your wallet, you’ll never forget your token behind when you need it.

Here’s a summary of some of the top features:

• Great form-factor!
• Can be fully customised physically (i.e. used as a security badge)*
• Can have a physical door access chip/coil embedded (e.g. HID)*
• Can have a smartcard chip embedded (e.g. for PKI use)*
• 3 – 4 years expected lifespan (governed by the internal battery
• Fully OATH compliant

* Please contact Quest for further details.