NHS Identity Management - Single Sign-on (with Self Service Password Management)
Establishing a reliable and robust NHS Identity Management and Access Management solution is a key requirement for good NHS Information Governance and Data Security.
WHY?
If you cannot identity your users and their respective role within the trust then, implementing good information security and management practice remains a difficult and costly process of continuous improvement.
By utilising BDS Solutions Directory Manager product and Imprivata Single Sign-on trusts can take a leap forward toward achieving significant information governance improvements with economisation of resource effort and cost savings within the first year.
The portfolio comprises of "best-of-breed" and cost-effective solutions that have set the industry standard for NHS Identity and Access Management in accordance with the requirements of the Information Governance Toolkit (Information Security Access - Item 306 Attainment of Level 3).
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Solution in summary:
WHO - NHS Identity Management - a NHS market leading 'people' Identity Management solution for the:
- Collation, integration and management of identity information, providing a proven, reliable, robust and qualitative source of resource Identity Information. Capable of addressing NHS Identity Information business needs for payroll staff, attached agency / contractor staff and any other resources that do business for, or on behalf of the Trust.
The solution provides the NHS Information Governance foundation for:
- Automating user account provisioning, access permissions and change control processes for employee accounts employed within Microsoft Active Directory.
- Foundation integration solution for Single Sign-on and access control auditing systems such as the NHS market leading Imprivata solution, addressing the subsequent requirements for:
HOW - Strong Authentication - unified access to applications and information supported by an extensive and wide range of strong authentication methods including NHS Smartcard, active and passive proximity cards, finger print biometrics, in fact all of the NHS primary authentication methods are supported.
WHAT - Single Sign-on - Simplified user access to any application including client server, web based and legacy "green screen" systems. The patented OneSign Single Sign-on application requires no modification to existing applications, no user learning curves and works seamlessly with strong authentication solutions.
Centralised administration and auditing for user access to networks and applications, even buildings if required delivers an increased ability to support information governance auditing requirements.
Self Service Password Management - accessible to users via the network, remotely over the web or via mobile devices, the Self Service Password Management feature of OneSign enables user to reset their password without the need to engage service desk personnel. The service desk savings in time, effort and cost for this activity are significant.
WHERE - Physical / Logical Deployments - Incorporating physical access systems i.e. door swipe cards and consolidating this with the local network directory OneSign can be employed to grant access based on physical location, organisation role and / or employee status for local and remote network and application access.
Information governance is WHY - Identity Management with Active Directory Integration and the Imprivata OneSign Platform provides the WHO, HOW, WHAT WHERE, there is only one requirement left to be address:
WHEN - a fully operational solution can be delivered within 3 to 4 weeks of implementation project start date.
Demonstration of the NHS Identity Management, Active Directory Integration and Single Sign-on (with Self Service Password Management)solution is only a call away.
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