Dial-up routers providing access to a network using a public telephone network implement a very basic username/password authentication system. Two protocols are dominant: TACACS and TACACS+, a Cisco Systems Inc. proprietary protocol; and RADIUS, an industry standard protocol implemented by other leading vendors such as Bay Networks Inc. and Shiva Corporation. The Kyberpass Dial-In Authentication Service in combination with the KyberDIAL client software leverage the PKI to provide a stronger dial-in authentication using the user’s private key digital signature. Users are strongly authenticated prior to gaining access through the dial-up router to the network. No other hardware or software is required, and no modifications are required to customer applications or the dial-up access servers (routers).

For more information about the Kyberpass Dial-In Authentication Service, download the Kyberpass Enterprise TrustPlatform Tech Note.