DAS - Device Administration Service - Reference Project in the Balkans

01.09.2009

Together with one of its key IT partners Elatec has launched for the first time the DAS solution (Device Administration Service) at a major municipality in the Balkans. Together with DAS the municipality operates Gemalto Hybrid Smart Cards (Gemalto .Net and mifare 4K) and smart card readers (Gemalto PC Twin USB).

What is DAS?

In short words DAS is a solution for initialisation and for PIN management of Gemalto .Net PKI cards.

For SMB's (Small and Medium sized Businesses), DAS makes provisioning and supporting of Gemalto .Net devices fast and simple.

SMB's have the same needs for digital security and identity protection as larger enterprises. They need to protect network access and user identities with strong authentication. They can also leverage the benefits of PKI services, such as digital signature, file encryption and secure remote access to enhance productivity and business process efficiency. However, they typically do not have IT resources available to implement, support and maintain strong authentication solutions based on Microsoft technology. Gemalto .NET smart devices feature customizable two-factor authentication and full cryptographic capabilities seamlessly within the MS Windows environment.

We (Gemalto / Elatec) help meet these challenges with a family of strong authentication solutions based on Microsoft Technology while remaining focused on their core business opportunities.

DAS is a turnkey provisioning, administration and support service for all Gemalto .NET strong authentication devices. It enables IT administrators and end-users to perform routine deployment and device management services via web browser interface. This hosted service is fully supported and maintained by Gemalto.

DAS and Gemalto .NET technology offer several advantages for SMB's, including

Turnkey solution for strong authentication and Microsoft based PKI services
Optimized total costs of ownership for SMB's since the solution requires no server hardware or training budget
Rapid implementation of integrated system for secure network access, digital signature and file encryption
Ease of use and minimal learning curve for IT administrators and end-users due to simple and intuitive browser-based Admin and User portals
IT organizations have full control over security because end-user administrative keys are diversified through the DAS Controller, under sole control by the IT administrator
Maintenance fee - DAS is operated and maintained by Gemalto using the industry standard software as a service model
24x7 availability - DAS is backed by a rigorous SLA (Service Level Agreement) wihich ensures continuous availablity of the serviced

Built around the Microsoft .NET Framework, DAS incorporates a Gemalto browser extension that enables enhanced management of Gemalto .NET end-user devices with Web services. It is compatible with Microsoft internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox web browsers and runs on Windows 2000, XP, VISTA and Windows 7 operating systems. The DAS service includes both an Admin Portal for IT usage and a User Portal with end-user self service capabilities.