Scorpion Software Blog

AuthAnvil Testimonial: Maverick Mesa Computers

Listen to Ken Edwards, owner of Maverick Mesa Computers, explain how he uses LabTech's integration of AuthAnvil to control subcontractor access to his client networks and Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) framework.

You can also watch this testimonial, and others in the Video Success section at our website. 

Expanding interoperability support between Microsoft's Network Policy Server and AuthAnvil

So tonight I am pleased to report that earlier today we released an update to the AuthAnvil RADIUS Server that provides expanded support to interop with Microsoft's Internet Authentication Server (IAS) and Network Policy Server (NPS).

Why is this important? With the introduction of RADIUS Group forwarding and the Proxy-State attribute, you can now forward RADIUS requests from a Network Policy Server directly to AuthAnvil. For environments using Windows Server 2008 as a base like Small Business Server or Essential Business Server, this means you can provide AuthAnvil's two-factor authentication to any NPS enabled policy, from VPN to TS Gateway access control.

In the next few days we will be releasing some new documentation on how to use this setup when configuring VPN support on SBS 2008. Until then, if you are familar with NPS you can set this up for yourself by adding a RADIUS Group and forwarding it directly to your AuthAnvil RADIUS Server. Of course, you will also have to download the latest version of the RADIUS Server (v3.1.0.5) to take advantage of this feature. You can download that directly from the Customer Portal. 

Hope you like the new enhancements. We will use this base to document and deliver a slew of new strong authentication solutions driven on Windows Server 2008 through Microsoft's Network Policy Server.

Enjoy!

AuthAnvil Testimonial: Dibble & Miller, P.C.

Listen to Dave Nickason, IT manager at Dibble & Miller, talk about why he replaced his enterprise two-factor authentication solution with AuthAnvil and RWWGuard, and how he is using this solution to deal with their business contingency planning in response to the H1N1 threat.

Scorpion Software wins prestigious "Best Canadian Commercial Security Product" award at SecTor Conference

For Immediate Release

Chilliwack, BC: October 7th, 2009 - Scorpion Software is pleased to announce that during the inaugural Canadian Information Security Awards Competition their AuthAnvil Strong Authentication Server (SAS) solution has been awarded the "Best Canadian Commercial Security Product" at the annual SecTor 2009 Information Security Conference held in Toronto, Ontario.

Described by show organizer Brian Bourne as “enterprise-class multi-factor authentication for SMB customers.”, AuthAnvil is an easy and affordable solution to positively identify that users requesting remote access from anywhere in the world are actually who they claim to be. Providing strong authentication and identity assurance to the small and midsized business space worldwide, Canadian software security company and Microsoft Gold Certifed Partner Scorpion Software makes it possible and cost effective for any business, regardless of size or stature, to properly reduce their risk to an acceptable level so they can allow their staff and partners to access critical corporate information assets and resources remotely.  

"I am proud and humbled to hear we have won this award from our peers in the information security industry in Canada" said Dana Epp, CEO of Scorpion Software. "We work hard to deliver a compelling solution that small businesses can actually use and afford, and I am pleased to see our company be recognized in this way, and in this forum. Many thanks to all who nominated and voted for us."

About Scorpion Software

Scorpion Software designs and delivers strong authentication solutions for small business. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, Scorpion Software helps small businesses manage online risk while offering unprecedented password protection. More information about the company is available at www.scorpionsoft.com.

New release of the AuthAnvil v3.1 Windows Logon agents

Scorpion Software is pleased to announce the release an update to the AuthAnvil Windows Logon Agent and AuthAnvil Credential Provider.

This update includes a huge number of changes and updates, including:

• Rewrite of the Windows Logon Agent to work more closely with the Microsoft Logon Agent. In fact, they are merged together providing a more seamless integration.
• An update to the Windows Credential Provider to handle offline caching better in domain joined environments.
• The addition of a Control Panel widget to help you adjust settings of the agent post installation.
• The addition of a tool to help deploy the logon agents using Active Directory Software Distribution Policies in AD, or to use Software Deployment packages in System Center.
• Complete MSI packaging for mass distribution (see last point), which can also be used in your favorite RMM tool like Kaseya, Level Platforms, LabTech etc.

You can read more about these new changes in the AuthAnvil Windows Logon Agent Implementation Guide available to you in the documents section of the Customer Portal. And of course, all software is available in the Downloads section of the site.