Securing access to medical applications and patient data remains a top priority for IT in healthcare. Sentillion has been providing Identity and Access Management solutions to healthcare organizations since 1998.
They have revolutionized how medical providers access and manage clinical systems. In December, 2009, Sentillion was acquired by Microsoft® to deepen the company’s presence in the growing market for healthcare IT systems. Through a partnership with Authasas® and BIO-key®, Microsoft® customers are provided a fully integrated systems which incorporates market-leading enterprise biometric authentication with Microsoft® Vergence.
The purpose of integrating Authasas® with the Vergence Authenticator is to provide biometric fingerprint authentication as a replacement for the Windows® and/or Vergence Password. Users are able to authenticate to Vergence by using a combination of username + biometric, or through the use of active or passive proximity badge + biometric. By leveraging technology from BIO-key®, interoperability and compatibility is provided for over 50 biometric readers. Through the integration of Authasas Advanced Authentication® with BIO-key’s Web-key® technology, a powerful One-to-Many biometric solution provides both identification and authentication; and eliminates the requirement for a username at logon.
Several implementation options available to support combinations of:
- Dedicated workstations and laptops
- Kiosk and shared workstations
- 1:1 Biometric authentication / verification
- Proximity card + biometric authentication
- 1:n Biometric identification/authentication (roadmap Q2/Q3 2011)
The fingerprint biometric authentication solution delivered by the partnership between Microsoft® and Authasas® + BIO-key® delivers a highly usable biometric solution that scales to fit healthcare networks of all sizes. By providing multiple options for logon behavior and support for proximity cards as well as One-to-Many biometric matching, the combined solution may be tailored to suit the unique requirements of each healthcare organization.
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