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Standard Life Simplifies Password Administration with the Novell Nsure Secure Identity Management Solution, Enhancing Corporate Security and User Productivity

Overview With more than 13,000 employees spread throughout the world, Standard Life faced several challenges relating to password management. Users were required to first log on to their workstations, then the mainframe system, and at times more than 10 separate applications. This led to users resorting to writing down passwords and displaying them, potentially jeopardizing company security. Standard Life wanted a secure, password management solution that would centralize management and reduce the number of password related calls to the service desk. Following a thorough evaluation of various solutions, Standard Life selected Novell Nsure for its security, reliability and ease-of-use. The solution is delivered through best-of-breed products, including Novell eDirectory, Novell SecureLogin and Novell BorderManager.

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Publisher	Novell	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	March 2004
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Directory Services, Data Recovery / Security

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