LOGiCO's core competence is the development of „Secure User Authentication“ solutions based on smart cards for various environments and end user systems.

The Secure Smart Card (SSC) software portfolio consists of a comprehensive client product, a central administration and issuing tool. In addition, LOGiCO offers a development kit for developing applications that need smart card based user authentication functionality.

The LOGiCO SSC Software Suite embraces the following modules:

• Smart Card Client
• Smart Card Admin and Issuer Component (Remote administration, logging, user configuration, card personalization, and card roll-out)
• Smart Card Developer Tools (Integration of third party applications)

The over-all smart card technology by LOGiCO is based on the flexible LOGiCO Secure Smart Card (SSC) Interface. It corresponds to relevant ISO standards, ITU-T and RSA PKCS specifications! The Software Suite complies to HIPAA and to § 14 DSG 2000. Here you can find an overview of the most important standards and norms.

Why use LOGiCO Secure User Authentication?

• The traditional system logon via user name and password is not secure!

  Humans have only limited active remembering capabilities and remember just a few passwords. However, passwords should regularly be changed to guarantee the highest protection level. Passwords are therefore often written on "insecure" notes (Post-it® syndrome).

• It is easy to discover others' user names and passwords!

  Other employees' user names and passwords are used and passed over unconcernedly. Unauthorized employees spy out passwords (shoulder surfing) and gain access to and manipulate sensitive data.

What can you do to minimize the risk?

• Using smart cards provide strong two-factor authentication, i.e. a PIN (authentication by knowledge) and the card itself (authentication by possession) are needed to logon on.
• Using biometric authentication introduces another security level (authentication by identity).

What does LOGiCO Secure User Authentication offer?

• Secure logon to operating systems
• Secure logon to applications
• Secure logon to Web sites or browser-based applications
• Secure logon to Citrix MetaFrame environments
• Secure logon to Microsoft Terminal Server environments
• Signing and encryption with digital certificates
• Remote administration of all smart cards, card users, and client workstations

What benefits does LOGiCO Secure User Authentication bear?

• Reduced potential damage risk
• Increased productivity
• Simplified logon procedures
• Reduced helpdesk requests regarding passwords
• Reduced licensing costs
• Multi-functional company cards including physical access control, time registration, canteen accounting, and much more

Hardware

• a (supported) smart card reader (with a PC/SC compatible driver)
• a LOGiCO Secure Smart Card with valid LOGiCO application licenses
• PC with 300 MHz processor clock speed or higher
• 128 MB RAM or higher
• 40 MB available hard disk space (for Smart Card Client)

Additionally, for licensing and license transfers (via the Card Formatter Tool, Secure Object Store Rollout Tool, or the Smart Card Explorer) you need:

• a second (supported) smart card reader (with compatible PC/SC driver)
• a LOGiCO License Card with valid application licenses
• a LOGiCO Secure Object Store License Card with valid Secure Object Store profile licenses

Optionally, for user authentication via biometrics you may use one of the following biometric devices:

• ACS AET 60
• GemPC 430/440 Touch
• Precise 100
• Precise 100 MC
• Precise 100 SC
• Cherry FingerTIP ID Keyboard and FingerTIP ID Mouse (formerly Siemens ID Mouse and ID Keyboard)
• Cherry G83-14000 Fingerprint Keyboard
• Cherry G83-14200 Fingerprint Keyboard
• Cherry G83-14400 Fingerprint Keyboard
• UPEK TouchChip (formerly STMicroelectronics)

All LOGiCO Smart Card Client Components (except System Logon for Novell® NetWare®) are ready to run on thin clients:

• 128 MB RAM
• 192 MB DOM
• Windows XPe

Supported thin clients models include:

• eSeSIX
• Igel
• Liscon
• Neoware
• VXL

Operating System

• Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1 (or higher)
• Microsoft Windows XP Embedded (for Thin Clients, Smart Card Client only!)
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 3 (or higher) (except for Smart Card Issuer)

! Note that System Logon for Microsoft® Windows® Version 1.x can not be installed under Windows XP Home Edition or on Windows Server systems !

Smart Card

• Siemens CardOS M4.01
• Gemplus GPK 8000
• Gemplus MPCOS-EMV (R2-R4)
• Java Card™ V2.1.1 / Open Platform V2.0.1
• Setec SetCOS 4.4.1
• Giesecke&Devrient STARCOS SPK 2.x (2.1, 2.3, 2.4, and 2.5)
• Giesecke&Devrient STARCOS 3.0
• Telesec Netkey
• Telesec TCOS 2.0

Software

LOGiCO Smart Card Client

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 with Service Pack 2 or higher (for Web Logon)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher recommended when using digital certificates under Windows 2000 (for Smart Certificate Store)
• Citrix ICA-Client 7.1 or higher (for Thin Client Logon for Citrix® MetaFrame®)
• Microsoft Remote Desktop Client 5.2 or higher (for Thin Client Logon for Microsoft Terminal Server)
• Novell NetWare Client 4.90 Service Pack 2 or higher (for System Logon for Novell® NetWare®)

LOGiCO Smart Card Admin Component

• Microsoft SQL 7/2000 or
• Microsoft Desktop Engine (MSDE) via ODBC