Entrust Identity Essentials

Entrust Identity Essentials is a multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution designed for Windows-based organizations. According to the vendor, it aims to enable businesses to implement a Zero Trust approach by providing secure access to digital resources. This solution is suitable for organizations of all sizes and caters to the needs of IT professionals, security professionals, compliance officers, financial institutions, and healthcare organizations.

Key Features

Easy to use, easy to deploy: The product offers an on-premises MFA solution that is claimed to be easy to use and deploy. It also allows for seamless integration between on-premises and cloud-based Identity as a Service (IDaaS). Additional authentication options include device fingerprint, mobile push, and grid cards.

One single solution: The vendor states that the product provides a single solution and license to secure and enable digital business.

User friendly: According to the vendor, the product offers adaptive authentication to help limit user friction. It also provides self-service password resets for users.

Maximum flexibility: The product allows for the provision of different authentication methods based on user requirements.

Best-in-class MFA for added assurance: Supported authenticators include SMS, email, voice, and OTP. The product also offers the option to leverage smartphone biometrics like fingerprint and facial match for enhanced security.

Increase availability with secure device provisioning: The product includes ActiveSync for Outlook, which is claimed to protect unauthorized devices from accessing users' email without requiring Mobile Device Management (MDM) integration.

Get synchronized with seamless Microsoft integration: The product is designed to work with existing Microsoft environment, including Active Directory (AD) and Active Directory Federation Service (ADFS) for user synchronization.

Differentiating Features: The product allows organizations to start with on-premises MFA and migrate to the cloud with Identity as a Service (IDaaS) over time. It also offers a broad range of supported authenticators to match the asset, device, and user's technical ability.

Secure device provisioning with ActiveSync for Outlook: The vendor claims that the product can protect unauthorized devices from accessing user's email without MDM integration.

Adaptive policy-based authentication: The product enables the application of contextual level of authentication based on specific policies like geolocation, geofencing, and login behavior.