The v-Go system is the first step in a global identity management and authentication initiative designed to improve access control to applications and resources. HSBC’s v-Go rollout is scheduled to begin immediately in North America.
HSBC will be using v-Go single sign-on (SSO) to replace many of its existing application’s user passwords with automatically generated user credentials, requiring the user to remember only a single password for network logon. Passlogix says that this strategy will assist in reducing helpdesk calls and user frustration related to managing multiple passwords, while improving overall application security.
Other deciding factors included the platform’s rapid deployment capabilities, proven scalability, and ability to use virtually any back-end directory or database as its user profile and credential repository without the need to replace legacy systems. HSBC says that this flexibility is critical because of the heterogeneous back-end systems of its offices around the world, many of which have been added through acquisition over the last decade.
HSBC selected Passlogix after a rigorous process of testing and reviewing many of the market-leading solutions, said Richard Hackworth group head of IT Security at HSBC. We are confident that by adopting v-Go, we will be able to quickly achieve the security, administrative and user convenience benefits of a single sign-on solution.
