Microsoft Corporation

Technology Partner

Entrust Ready

Microsoft is the dominant leader for desktop operating systems (Windows) and is strategically moving toward an Internet model with its .NET initiative. The current release of Windows 2000 now includes native PKI capabilities. Microsoft has shown an increased focus on security at the OS level which reinforces the market need for security on the desktop. Microsoft is also expanding its identity presence with .NET Passport. Although it has a strong awareness in the consumer space, Microsoft is just beginning to address the enterprise.

Entrust has been working with Microsoft on interoperability of Entrust products in the Microsoft environment,providing essential and compelling value-add. Entrust is in its 5th generation of providing trust to Microsoft users.

Together, Microsoft and Entrust enable customers to:

  • Enhance security for broad set of platforms
  • Have broad application support for Microsoft, SAP, PeopleSoft, Oracle, Netscape applications
  • Provide a single managed infrastructure to lower the cost of maintenance and administration
  • Provide a strong Certificate Authority for greater trust and less overhead
  • Have consistent security behavior which enhances useability

Microsoft Solutions:

ISAPI Filter for OWA, IIS and ISA


The ISAPI filter, combined with one of the authentication methods provided by Entrust IdentityGuard, ensures that only valid users have access to a Web application.

Microsoft Active Directory 1.0 Solution


Microsoft's directory is tightly integrated with Windows 2000 (SP1, SP2)and is used to identify/manage all resources in a Windows 2000 environment. In conjunction with LDAP, Active Directory supports both NTLM and Kerberos v5 authentication.