Pain points

The business environment is changing rapidly, causing many companies to modify their work environment and procedures. With remote work and the use of personal mobile devices as access cards, obtaining and sharing information has become easier than ever. At the same time, however, the open network environment opens up businesses to significant risks in privacy protection.

- RF cards at risk of loss, theft, and duplication

A total of 90% of the access control market is dominated by RF cards that communicate on frequency. However, because of the risk of duplication and loss, its security is questionable. The card’s security needs to be bolstered to avoid duplication or usage when lost or stolen. Recently, the replacement of smartphones with a simple mobile ID (App) is also gaining attention.

- ID/PW theft because of weak remote work /network separation environment

Because of the COVID-19 crisis, remote workers became susceptible to the negative effects of social engineering methods. In particular, 91.5% of related cyber threats are from email phishing. A separate security control means access to the internal network of the company is the most important aspect of remote work. The use of a VPN to provide end-to-end encryption is recommended. However, using a VPN without a secondary authentication can expose the authentication to theft.

- Information centralized to smartphones

Personal ID and payments are now all available on smartphones. As a result, people rely more and more on their mobile devices. If a person is unable to use a smartphone to access facilities such as public offices, military bases, power plants, etc. that have a commanding security environment, which prevents photography, transmission of information, etc., other IDs and tools for access control will be required.

Solutions

SSenStone’s OTAC provides control to users in mobile and remote work environments or grants a certain level of authority to access corporate resources and networks. It also offers more efficient control by providing a safe and simple authentication process when physical access to a certain space is required. OTAC can be provided both as software and hardware to upgrade individual or corporate access management.

• Provide unidirectional code generated by the client without communication with the server
• Generate a dynamic code that changes every time and is safe from hacking and leakage
• Block attacks in advance with one-time code that does not allow cloning and spoofing attacks
• Protect devices by issuing a unique code that never overlaps with other connected devices
  

OTAC for Identity and Access Management

OTAC is a revolutionary authentication technology enabling enterprises to secure and protect data and people. Users can generate dynamic one-time access codes from their own mobile devices in an off-the-network environment with which users have access to corporate resources and networks. OTAC can also be easily integrated with the existing IAM solution and the user experience is never compromised.

OTAC for integrated management including access/payment/ID

Enterprises issue and manage at least 3.5 cards per each employee for payment, identification, and access purposes such as employee ID cards, corporate credit/debit cards, and corporate OTP for online payment, and this may not be fun. To spare themselves the hassles from going through all necessary steps, people tend to rely on their mobiles more for integrated functions, which, unfortunately, raises other issues such as excessive reliance on a single device resulting in quick battery draining. Further, restrictions on use in certain areas such as government offices, military bases, power plants, and closed network environments could be an issue too. With OTAC embedded-IC Chip (dual interface chip, NFC supported) card and minimal use of smartphones or access devices, however, many of the above-mentioned issues can be solved. You may enjoy diverse functions with the card including payment, access management, system login, and identity authentication.

OTAC Access Management Product

OTAC Access Management Service

Web/App Login

A user’s ID and password are a typical fixed-value authentication method, and even the most complex passwords can easily be hacked. Multi-factor authentication (MFA), PIN and password, biometrics, etc. have been proposed to address this issue, but a simpler and more efficient
authentication technology is required as the number of complex access environments and processes continue to rise. OTAC logs its users
using mobile app–based biometrics, and its security is bolstered by single-use dynamic codes that never recur.

Physical Access Control

The security hole of radio-frequency identification (RFID) cards is as a result of using static key values. If stolen, all other cards can become
exposed. Access control cards using OTAC, on the other hand, generate dynamic codes in regular intervals through a mobile app, allowing
safer access control by copying these in a near-field communication (NFC) card. Dynamic codes used in authentication are only available for a
certain period, preventing their misuse when duplicated or lost. 

OTAC for enterprise

With OTAC, users can generate dynamic one-time access codes from their own mobile devices. This works in an off-the-network environment. As a result, enterprises can reduce network traffic and enable secure, reliable access management as there is no surface for hackers to attack.

Furthermore, employees and their devices can be identified with the code alone. Therefore, employees no longer have to deal with certain IDs, passwords and tokens. Also, there is no need to force employees to change their password regularly because OTAC itself is a dynamic code that changes every time!