It all starts with this: a mobile datapoint that has a secure wireless link with the user’s main computer, and can communicate with other devices as needed. Now, users can walk up to any remote terminal or digital device, and use it to access the information stored on their primary computer. They can create, delete, and edit just as they would at their primary workstation, using their own desktop and preferences.
The form of the device is flexible—it can be worn like a bracelet or watch, hung on a chain or belt, or carried in a pocket, just as long as it’s in proximity to the user. When users are finished with a task, they just move on, with no worries about leaving the information accessible to others—because their data never resides on the remote device. It disappears, without a trace, and is securely stored back on the user’s own computer.
Your IT people haven’t seen this before; Axis Technology is something brand-new. No existing system provides this level of safety and this kind of convenience. Here’s why.
First, Axis links two types of user authentication: biometric and cryptographic. Each mobile datapoint is configured for just one user, with sophisticated biometric protocols. Once these are in place, cryptographic authentication allows the user access to other devices through an exchange of credentials.
Second, Axis has two types of proximity detection: user presence and resource presence. The datapoint works only when it’s in close proximity to both its designated user and a digital resource, like a computer terminal or kiosk.
The result is fast and easy access for authorized users—and instant revocation of that access when the datapoint is separated from its user or its resource. So—unlike passwords and smartcards, the datapoint is truly secure. If it’s lost, or stolen, or left behind at a remote terminal—it stops working, and the information it accessed vanishes. Users are fully accountable, since access to data is possible only with their knowledge and permission. Seamless integration with all kinds of devices makes users truly mobile. Now, for the first time, they can have secure access to their information just about anywhere, anytime, at any computer or digital device.