Vasco Data Security International (Nasdaq: VDSI), a leading software security company specializing in strong authentication products, launches Digipass Nano, its latest addition to its mobile security offering.
The solution consists of a thin film that users place over the SIM card, turning the phone into a mobile security device capable of generating one-time passwords and e-signatures. By placing DIGIPASS Nano onto the SIM card, end-users can securely access keyboard and display functionalities. DIGIPASS Nano hence offers end-to-end security during the entire transaction or signing process.
With its unique form factor, DIGIPASS Nano will offer banks and corporations new perspectives in using mobile devices as authentication means, providing them with a new channel to interact with their customers. Mobile users will be able to perform secure transactions, access business-critical data or transfer money anywhere at any given time. The solution does not require any specific subscription and is therefore operator independent. Furthermore, DIGIPASS Nano can be deployed by banks and corporations to fit virtually every mobile device worldwide that supports SIM or USIM technology.
"Mobile phone users are becoming less hesitant towards the adoption of mobile applications as the security of these devices is enhanced," said Jan Valcke, VASCO's President and COO. "With DIGIPASS Nano, VASCO fulfills a growing need by enhancing the security of online service channels through the use of e-signatures and the authentication of end- users. DIGIPASS Nano is a reflection of VASCO's innovation and continuously evolving efforts to bring high-level security to all environments. The solution allows mobile phone users to embed the best-of-breed authentication technology into a familiar, daily-used device."
Besides the renowned DIGIPASS for Mobile and its key component the DIGIPASS Software Development Kit, DIGIPASS Nano completes the already rich and successful offering in the mobile authentication industry.