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For anyone connecting to the internet, security has long been an issue. However, for many small businesses, the cost of security has also been a big issue and a heavy burden because the cost of security has often outweighed its benefits.

SmoothWall Corporate Server enables non-technical users to build a dedicated firewall to connect a network of computers to the internet. This software solution is designed to be cost-effective, because almost any Pentium-class PC can be used as the dedicated hardware platform. This firewall has been developed to meet the internet security needs of small to medium-sized organizations, corporate branch offices, and individuals with demanding security needs.

Not strictly a single sign-on (SSO) product,Vintela Authentication is designed to provide a more cost-effective solution than SSOs to the problem of users having different login credentials to Windows and UNIX resources.

Trinity is designed to allow enterprises to protect sign-on with smartcards, fingerprint biometrics, hardware tokens, passwords, or a combination of these methods.

SecureLogin provides SSO across all the applications that a corporation might be running – mainframe, web-based, Windows 32-bit and UNIX. It also works with terminal emulators and in Citrix environments, and integrates with two-factor authentication systems based on smartcards, tokens or biometrics.

eTrust Single Sign-On is for the enterprise market and has three components – Policy Server, workstation client, and Policy Manager.

eToken Enterprise provides a more cost-effective solution than SSOs to the problem of users having a different login credentials to Windows networks and the web based resources they use.

Entrust GetAccess is a web access control solution that provides web portal security and identity management. It supports a variety of authentication methods including passwords, certificates, tokens and biometrics. It provides flexibility for the rules enforced for user passwords as well as maintaining password histories.

Citrix MetaFrame Password Manager provides SSO to applications running in a Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite environment and non-Citrix environments.

Cams is designed to control access to web and J2EE application server resources. Resources protected by Cams can reside on the corporate intranet, an extranet, or the internet, and they can be a document, a web application, or almost any other application, data, or even a device.

AssureAccess is access management software that provides application security for J2EE/Javabased web, portal and web services applications as well as securing traditional web servers.

We've reviewed this product before, (albeit a slightly earlier software revision), but make no apologies for including it as a solid two-factor authentication solution.

This USB token offers two-factor authentication that has been considered from many perspectives, including that of the user.

You might find it strange to see Novell Netware (essentially a network operating system) included in a group test of two-factor authentication products. But we are discussing secure access to information and services from both local and remote access points. We are also discussing effectively managing user profiles and administering security policies accordingly.

The DigiSafe USB token seems just like any other at first glance, but it gradually reveals itself to be an exceptionally interesting device.

The iKey 2000 product from Rainbow Technologies is similar in concept to the iKey 1000, but it offers additional functionality, including 2048-bit encryption and a Philips 5032 cryptographic controller.

The iKey product from Rainbow Technologies comes in a variety of ways, according to your individual requirements. The iKey 1000 tested is a straightforward two-factor authentication product featuring a USB token and PIN.

Entrust is known for its expertise in managing and securing digital identities, and the Entrust USB token is a two-factor authentication product worthy of the company's reputation. The token is based upon the Rainbow Technologies iKey 2032 device, a proven product.

The ECHOsystem from Fizians Inc. is certainly different. It uses audio to transmit the equivalent of a dynamic password across the network for user authentication purposes.