For secure desktop login, a digital certificate or two-factor authentication device like Entrust IdentityGuard, should be used. Single sign-on (SSO) makes desktop login more effective and strong authentication more important.
Web authentication needs to be more than username and password and should be able to integrate with enhanced security features like encryption, digital signatures and identity and access management.
Identity theft protection is top of mind for Internet users. Customer loyalty depends on online user confidence. Securing the identities of customers, partners, employees and citizens must be cost effective and easy to deploy.
Recognizing who to trust between organizations and across the Internet is made possible through identity federation. Organizations must be able to create (and destroy) a federated identity and specify what internal resources an identity can access. Identity Federation enables integration of user experience and business process across your organizational boundaries.