Vasco Personal aXsGUARD, Product Manual

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aXsGUARD Identifier 3.0.2.0 Product Guide v1.5
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION SECTION.............................................................................................................................. 13
1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................. 14
1.1 Audience and Purpose of this Document..............................................................................................................14
1.2 About VASCO........................................................................................................................................................15
1.3 Contact Information..............................................................................................................................................15
2 aXsGUARD Identifier..................................................................................................................................... 16
2.1 Overview..............................................................................................................................................................16
2.2 VASCO's Authentication Solution..........................................................................................................................16
2.3 What is the aXsGUARD Identifier? ........................................................................................................................17
2.4 What is the IDENTIKEY Server?.............................................................................................................................18
2.5 What is a DIGIPASS?.............................................................................................................................................18
2.6 Structure of the aXsGUARD Identifier....................................................................................................................19
2.6.1 Overview..........................................................................................................................................................19
2.6.2 Communication Protocols.................................................................................................................................21
2.6.3 Scenarios ........................................................................................................................................................22
2.7 Licensing..............................................................................................................................................................22
2.7.1 Overview..........................................................................................................................................................22
2.7.2 Commercial Licensing......................................................................................................................................22
2.7.3 DEMO Licensing...............................................................................................................................................22
2.7.4 Client Component Licensing.............................................................................................................................23
2.8 Support Procedure................................................................................................................................................23
2.9 VASCO Service Center..........................................................................................................................................24
USER AUTHENTICATION SECTION.................................................................................................................. 25
3 User Authentication Process......................................................................................................................... 26
3.1 Authentication Process Overview..........................................................................................................................26
3.2 Identifying the Component Record........................................................................................................................27
3.3 Identifying a Policy...............................................................................................................................................27
3.4 DIGIPASS User Account Lookup and Checks.........................................................................................................27
3.4.1 Overview..........................................................................................................................................................27
3.4.2 User ID and Domain Resolution.........................................................................................................................27
3.4.3 DIGIPASS User Account Lookup........................................................................................................................29
3.4.4 Dynamic User Registration................................................................................................................................29
3.5 Local Authentication.............................................................................................................................................32
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