Latest VanDyke Software Server Release Supports RSA SecurID Via Keyboard-Interactive Authentication
Albuquerque, N.M. (February 24, 2004) VanDyke Software®, a leader in powerful and affordable Secure Shell solutions, today announced the public beta release of version 2.3 of its VShell™ SSH2 server for Windows and UNIX platforms including Windows 2003, Red Hat Enterprise, Sun Solaris, and FreeBSD. Strong customer demand for a server offering support for enterprise-wide authentication and fine-tuned controls over access and privileges led to the features included in this new version.
VShell 2.3 adds UNIX keyboard-interactive authentication to support RSA Security's SecurID token via the PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module) open standard. Customers have told VanDyke that support for advanced authentication methods like SecurID is needed to make it easier to integrate Secure Shell servers into their enterprise networks.
"VShell 2.3 continues our commitment to meet the evolving needs of our customers," said kelli burkinshaw, VanDyke's Product Director. "With the addition of keyboard-interactive authentication, we're delivering options our enterprise customers require to standardize their network environments. Keyboard-interactive authentication provides an open architecture that will allow us to offer additional authentication methods in the future."
VShell 2.3 also brings to UNIX platforms the ability to precisely define file transfer privileges with the same degree of control offered by the VShell server for Windows. SFTP Virtual Directories allow administrators to provide access to a specific set of folders on the server to each user or group. VShell extends any server's ability to act as a focal point for information sharing in corporate, government, and educational environments, combining simple, intuitive configuration with the strong security of the open Secure Shell protocol.
A fully-functional evaluation copy of VShell can be downloaded from the company's web site: www.vandyke.com. Evaluators have full access to VanDyke's expert technical support to assist with installation, configuration, and testing. VShell is available in three editions, Personal, Workgroup, or Enterprise and in Starter Kits which include client licenses for SecureCRT® and SecureFX®.
VanDyke Software is a worldwide leader in secure, standards-based Internet communications software. The company develops quality data access, file transfer, and communications software for Internet and intranet use by corporations, government, and education. VanDyke sells and distributes its software over the Internet, offering 30-day evaluation of its products prior to purchase, and has more than 900,000 registered users in over 103 countries.
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VanDyke Software is a worldwide leader in secure, standards-based Internet communications software. The company develops quality data access, file transfer, and communications software for Internet and intranet use by corporations, government, and education. VanDyke sells and distributes its software over the Internet, offering 30-day evaluation of its products prior to purchase, and has more than one million registered users in over 100 countries. For more information about VanDyke Software, visit the company's web site at www.vandyke.com.
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"Thanks for the new feature and for the notification that it had been added — I don't really know of any other developer that notifies people who have given feedback like you guys do. That makes for very happy customers."
—Burt Heymanson, SecureCRT Customer
"I would like to thank you for the amazing quality of service and SecureCRT support you give to us."
—Anton Starovoytov, Solarix Networks, SecureCRT Customer
"Thank you for a great release! I've been actively using SecureCRT for many, many years and it's simply the best SSH client in existence!"
—Rich Tricoche, SecureCRT Customer
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