New Release Of AirWatch's Smartphone And Mobile Device Management Solution Further Accelerates Device Deployments With Advanced PKI Integration And Certificate-Based Authentication Management
AirWatch 5.13 Also Includes Expanded Capabilities for Enterprise App Management and Integration to Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync
AirWatch, a leading provider of enterprise-grade Mobile Device and Smartphone Management (MDM) software, recently announces the release of AirWatch 5.13. This new AirWatch release further accelerates and secures mobile device deployments through its enhanced Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) integration and certificate management framework, which makes it easier to generate and manage certificates on mobile devices for authentication and encryption.
After authenticating a mobile device user, AirWatch automatically generates the necessary certificates for the device, speeding the overall mobile device deployment process. Organizations can rely on their own existing PKI and Certificate Authority (CA), or AirWatch can set up the necessary infrastructure for generating and managing certificates. AirWatch's enhanced certificate framework automatically generates and then issues the necessary certificates for authentication to Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes, VPN servers, Wi-Fi networks and more. For environments requiring high levels of device security, AirWatch can successfully rotate and re-issue large volumes of service-based certificates on a monthly, weekly or even daily basis.
AirWatch 5.13 directly integrates with Microsoft Certificate Services, as well as several other popular PKI infrastructures. Certificates can be generated and managed using either a pre-defined CA service account or with end-user credentials. The solution integrates with Microsoft Active Directory to store certificate information in a user's account, as well as associates the certificate with the user's account as a logon credential, which is required for single-factor certificate-based authentication with Exchange ActiveSync. This method of ActiveSync authentication can prevent account lockouts that occur due to expired passwords.
"Unsecured mobile devices are an increasing threat to organizations of all sizes. Adopting a holistic, process-oriented approach to certificate management mitigates and eliminates these risks," says Eric Goodness, Research Vice President at Gartner, Inc.
Additionally, for high-security environments where users authenticate with smartcards and IT does not provide Active Directory passwords, AirWatch 5.13 provides a certificate self-service portal. Via domain single-sign-on, this portal can utilize a customer's existing logon methods to issue certificates using end-user credentials, preventing the need for service accounts for certificate issuance.
"An increasing number of companies recognize issuing service-based certificates strengthens device security, but when done manually, it's both inefficient and labor intensive. AirWatch 5.13's robust PKI integration and certificate management framework streamlines and automates these processes, allowing IT to secure an entire fleet of mobile devices in an effective and consistent manner," says John Marshall, AirWatch's CEO.
AirWatch 5.13 also includes integration to Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync either through a proxy server or through a ‘listener' module installed on the client's EAS server as well as comprehensive App Catalog and Application Management capabilities. AirWatch 5.13 is available in three delivery options: Software as a Service (SaaS), a dedicated software appliance and software deployed on premise behind a corporate firewall. The solution's delivery options allow for the flexibility to transition easily across the different models.
About AirWatch
AirWatch is a leading provider of enterprise-grade smartphone and mobile device management solutions for Apple's iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and Symbian devices. With its highly scalable, real-time, integrated MDM platform, AirWatch can successfully secure, monitor, manage and support an enterprise's entire fleet of mobile devices, regardless of device type, manufacturer or location. Headquartered in Atlanta, AirWatch successfully manages the challenges of enterprise mobility for more than 1,000 organizations in the distribution/logistics, field service, government, financial services, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing retail and transportation industries. For more information, visit www.air-watch.com.
SOURCE: AirWatch