The general availability of the first client-side solution for enterprise single sign-on (ESSO) that does not require traditional software installation on end users computers, the v-GO® Sign-On Platform – On Demand Edition, has been announced by Passlogix®, Inc. Simplifying ESSO deployments as well as extending the technology to new users, v-GO On Demand Edition can be accessed with a click from a corporate Web page.

Stephane Fymat, Passlogix vice president of strategy and product management, declared: "v-GO On Demand Edition creates a new model for ESSO deployments that not only speeds the distribution of client software but also allows more users to take advantage of enterprise single sign-on." Stephane continued: "v-GO can now be deployed and used on an anytime/anywhere basis. No other ESSO vendor has this capability."

The v-GO On Demand Edition, in addition to v-GO SSO (Single Sign-On), is available for add-on v-GO modules including v-GO PM (Provisioning Manager), which enables user credentials to be automatically added to v-GO SSO from the leading identity management systems for zero-touch provisioning; v-GO AM (Authentication Manager), which extends strong authentication to any application for end users as well as system administrators; and v-GO SAM (Shared Accounts Manager), which provides the industry-first ability to control shared password access to privileged accounts through an ESSO infrastructure.

The functionality of all v-GO On Demand Editions is identical to that of their installed counterparts. In the case of v-GO SSO, for example, by automating the process of password entry, both versions eliminate the need for end users to create, remember, manage and update multiple application passwords. Without requiring the user to submit additional identification or authentication, the system automatically and securely signs the user into any number of Windows, mainframe or Web applications after a single network logon, eliminating user frustration as well as the administrative and security complications of managing multiple passwords.

By allowing system administrators to securely access a privileged system account from any machine in any location to expedite troubleshooting, the On Demand Edition, in the case of v-GO SAM, extends the benefits of shared account password management.

Users can also download all four v-GO On Demand Editions as an integrated package simply by clicking a link, making it possible to check out a shared credential, provision it to his or her single sign-on account, sign on to the network device, and use strong authentication both to request access and sign on to the network resource – all without ever exposing a password in the clear.