Solutions for Microsoft infrastructure

Gemalto is Microsoft Gold certified partner. We share the same vision to deploy secure identity for a better user experience.

At different level, Gemalto team work with Microsoft mates.

Card reader and smart card, Integration with workstation and windows update deployment
PKI and OTP Credential deployment and operation with Server applications integration such as UAG/ISA or FIM and of course PKI services
Gemalto is a strong contributor of the security community in different standard committees and common proof of concept with Microsoft security teams

Microsoft converts to smartcards :

Key milestones of these partnerships are :

1996 : Gemalto PC/SC CryptoAPI Smart card support
2000 : Gemalto CSPs ship in Windows 2000 (OOB W98, Me, NT4)
2001 : Updated Gemalto CSPs ship in Windows XP 32- & 64-bit
2002 : Microsoft defines the new CSP architecture & minidrivers for Windows Vista, Gemalto starts development of a Smart Card based on the .NET Framework
2004 : Microsoft partner Gemalto "has done a super job on this", said Gates. "We will be using their smartcards internally - each employee will use those to get in and out of the buildings as we used to connect to our machines. We're requiring them. We will completely replace passwords." Bill Gates, keynote address IT Forum, Copenhagen 2004
2005 : Microsoft deploys Gemalto .NET as corporate badge for all employees worldwide (White paper)
2007 : ILM (now FIM) support Gemalto smart cards and Protiva OTP . Gemalto .NET minidriver ships in Windows Vista & Windows Update for Windows 2000, XP & Server 2003
2008: Support for Forefront Security Suite
2009-2011: Joint marketing-sales campaign with Microsoft
2010: Protiva Strong Authentication Server with Micosoft’s DirectAccess
2011: Microsoft demonstrates U-Prove using Protiva .NET smart card at the RSA Conference
2011: Microsoft demonstrates Windows® logon using OTP with Protiva Strong Authentication Server and Microsoft’s DirectAccess using Windows 8 and next generation Windows Server at the BUILD Conference

On the field, large companies in different sectors are using Gemalto and Microsoft solution combination for PKI and OTP strong authentication (Ref. details on Gemalto Partner Portal and here).

Protecting IT resources and user identities is essential for every organization. Gemalto and its technology partners provide advanced solutions for the most demanding security identity and access management needs.

Proven on the field, technologies and integrator channel allow easy deployment and use for two forms factors authentication project.

Strong authentication solutions fits well to Microsoft infrastructure both on server and workstation side.

Solution description – Use cases flyers :

Easy OTP Token v3

Company Badge for Large Enterprise : Issue and manage secure employee badges with Microsoft’s complete I.D. management system and Gemalto .NET smart cards and tokens
Secure Remote Access: Ensure secure access to enterprise network with Microsoft Unified Access Gateway (UAG) and Gemalto Protiva™ Solutions
Company badge for small and medium Enterprise : Secure access to IT resources with Windows Server infrastructure and Gemalto .NET smart card and tokens
Data Protection : Enhance security for Microsoft Bitlocker Drive Encryption and EFS with Gemalto .NET smart cards and tokens
Document Security : Increase security and confidentiality of Microsoft Office documents with Gemalto .NET smart card