Passlogix Solutions for the Oil and Gas Industry
Record high prices for crude oil, dwindling fossil fuel supplies, and the increasing threat of global terrorism have put the spotlight firmly on oil and gas. Because both refining and production are increasingly automated, IT security has become a concern for hydrocarbon processing. The Passlogix vv-GO® Access Accelerator Suite, used by three of the world's largest oil companies, is rapidly becoming the energy industry's standard platform for sign-on and authentication.
Fast Access
With v-GO Single Sign-On, your staff can access all their applications, databases, and systems using a single, easy-to-remember password. So they can gain immediate access to drilling data, production reports, and other critical information in a secure, controlled environment.
The ease and convenience of our "single password sign-on" eliminates the need for oil and gas workers to remember a dozen or more individual passwords. v-GO Single Sign-On does not require password synchronization, allowing password syntax to be set at the highest appropriate level for each application.
If users forget their password, they can regain access to their computer and the corporate network with v-GO Self-Service Password Reset. The software allows users to reset their password directly from the Windows logon prompt on their locked-out workstation, even from remote locations or overseas.
A Single Point of Control for a Complex Network
In large oil and gas companies, the refining and distribution network may extend over thousands of miles, with hundreds of locations in dozens of countries - from remote drill sites in isolated fields to platforms in the middle of the ocean.
Yet IT needs to remain firmly in control of access to that network. With Passlogix v-GO Single Sign-On, application usage is tracked and reported.
Passlogix v-GO Single Sign-On provides IT administrators with comprehensive reports on password-related activity. The system administrator can correlate historical access data back to the accounts originally granted, ensuring that security policy is maintained over time.
Passlogix v-GO Single Sign-On captures, in real time, data on which users accessed various applications and when. v-GO captures this data because it executes access on behalf of the user. By publishing that audit trail to the appropriate management consoles, v-GO Single Sign-On compiles a total view of user activity.
The Leading Edge of Authentication
Compatible with a wide range of smart cards, tokens, public key infrastructure (PKI), and biometrics, Passlogix v-GO Single Sign-On works with nearly all authentication devices. As a result, the Passlogix solution can enhance network security through various forms of advanced authentication.
With two-factor authentication, for example, security for the network is essentially doubled by requiring users to present not one but two forms of identification: a password and an authentication device. Without both the password and the hardware, a user cannot access applications.
Benefits of Passlogix v-GO Access Accelerator Technology
- Ease of implementation -patented technology deploys quickly.
- Accountability -tracks application usage and provides an audit trail.
- Safe and reliable accessibility -authenticates credentials properly to assure reliable and secure access to process systems.
- Lock-down of applications -applies the strictest password policies for each application, preventing unauthorized users from gaining access.
- Single sign-on -authorized users can log on to all applications with a single, secure, easy-to-remember password or by using an authentication device.
- On-the-fly encryption -secures and protects every application and credential at all times.
- Rapid return on investment -leverages existing infrastructure and lowers help desk costs by reducing password resets.
- Facilitate compliance -protects your network and data from hackers, thieves, even saboteurs and provides audit trail used to demonstrate compliance.
