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MiniKey

Product Version Certified: MinKey 1.15
Certified for use with: Check Point NG

Product Description: MiniKey is a cost-effective authentication solution. This small device that connects to any USB port ensures the authenticity of the user by using SmartCard and PKI technologies. This enables organizations to enjoy the security level that comes with using SmartCards but with an easy to use device and without the costs that associated with the use of SmartCard readers.


Key Features and Benefits OPSEC Integration MiniKey 1.15 User guide MiniKey SecuRemote Integration

Company Description: A.R. Ltd., has more than 15 years of experience in helping Financial institutes, Governmental Organizations and Enterprises to secure their assets and transactions using state of the art cryptographic tools and algorithms. The company's customer base includes EMC, AOL Time Warner, Deutsche Bank, Visa CAL and others.A.R. Ltd. is a privately held company, founded in 1987 by leading professionals in the cryptographic field. The company was acquired by Cylink (NASDAQ: CYLK) in 1997 and is currently owned by its employees after a successful MBO (Management Buy Out) process that was completed in August 2001.

Key Features and Benefits

MiniKey is a cost effective USB token that enables organizations to authenticate their users in a secure and reliable way. In most applications the user credentials such as PKI keys and other sensitive information is stored on the token. Access to the token' information is restricted by password. Thus provides a two-method authentication: "Something you know (password) and something you have (token)".

A SmartCard technology is embedded in the token ensures that the user credentials are stored in the most secured way. The combination with the USB interface ensures that MiniKey can be connected to any desktop or laptop without the need for a SmartCard reader.

MiniKey comes with 32KB of memory enabling users to store large amount of information on the token. MiniKey supports common security interfaces such as Microsoft Cryptographic API (MS-CAPI) and PKCS#11. This ensures that MiniKey can work "out of the box" with many applications including: CheckPoint's SecureClient and SecuRemote VPN-1 clients and most of the Certificate Authority (CA) solutions.

MiniKey is the ideal solution for organizations that need to enable their clients and users to carry out online transactions, connect through Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), or access Intranets or Extranets.

OPSEC Integration

A.R.'s Minikey is a full PKI smart card based USB token. It securely stores the user private and public keys and the user' certificate. When connected to a computer running Check Point's VPN-1 SecuRemote or SecureClient, MiniKey is used for strong PKI based authentication. The use of an hardware token leverages the security of VPN-1 system. AR's MiniKey supports MS-CAPI applications, so deployment with Check Point's VPN-1 SecureClient and SecuRemote client is smooth and easy.