Remote laptop users running

Windows 7

SaaS-based document

management application

Resource: The Dangers of

Unsecured WiFi Hotspots

Information Technology Solutions

Industry: Legal

Number of Users: 2,500

SOLUTION:

PortalGuard’s Transparent User

Authentication provides additional data from

the client device during a user’s

authentication request. For external access

to the environment via a web browser, the

customer configured PortalGuard to provide

additional data containing, but was not

limited to, the user’s geolocation, device

type, machine specific identifiers, time of day

and network information (i.e. WiFi

connectivity). This contextual data,

specifically the user’s current network, is

applied in real-time to the user’s or user

group’s profile/creditability policy and an

appropriate authentication method is

enforced including be able to block any

unauthorized access requests all together.

CHALLENGE

Unsecure WiFi Access

SOLUTION

PortalGuard Transparent

User Authentication

PLATFORM LAYER

Transparent User

Authentication

Usage Scenario

CHALLENGE:

The customer uses a SaaS-based

document management solution. Users

are required to login to the SaaS

application to access private documents.

Currently users have the ability to login on

any unencrypted or WEP encrypted WiFi,

which should not be allowed. Also of

concerned is the potential of users

connecting to mobile ad-hoc networks

acting as public hotspots while roaming,

such as at an airport. These networks are

setup by hackers to sniff information while

the user is gaining access to resources.

Essentially, the customer is seeking to

block any access to private documents via

any unsecured, unofficial public WiFi or

connecting to any mobile ad-hoc network

posing as an official hotspot.

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