Logging onto the operating system with smartcards - a convenient and secure way to log on to Windows

Secure PC logon is one of the core requirements of every company and every organization. SafeGuard Cerbalon provides smartcard users with this essential security application. It ensures they can log on to the Microsoft Windows operating system quickly and conveniently. To do this, SafeGuard Cerbalon replaces the Windows logon password with a value generated in the smartcard itself, which means the user no longer needs a separate Windows password. Previously a user had to remember two passwords (one for the smartcard and one to log on to Windows), but now they don't need their Windows password at all.

SafeGuard Cerbalon's two-factor authentication for smartcards and passwords significantly increases a company's level of security. There is no way a user can pass on their Windows password to anyone else. At the same time, helpdesk costs are greatly reduced because forgotten passwords – due to overly-complex password rules and obligatory, regular password changes – are now a thing of the past.

SafeGuard Cerbalon supports all standard smartcards, in the formats issued by Trust Centers or as part of national eID projects, where they are used as forms of ID. Alongside smartcards, the tried and trusted USB token can also be used to log onto operating systems conveniently and easily.