Smart, Secure Access
Using Thin and Zero Clients
Imprivata OneSign Enables No Click Access to Virtual Desktops from
Next-Generation Endpoints
Benefits
• Secure 2 factor authentication for
VDI desktops
• Access to roaming workflows with
the tap of a badge
• Broad thin and zero client device
support
• Centralized management and
reporting
• Single point for all authentication
data
Overview
Thin and zero client devices are gaining momentum in the healthcare market
for several reasons, including their lower costs, easier maintenance and
reduced energy consumption. Thin and zero client devices also offer security
advantages, having no onboard operating system and no ability to store data
locally.
To access and roam their virtual desktops as they move about their facilities,
however, care providers must authenticate to whatever endpoint they need to
use. Manually logging in wastes clinicians’ time and draws their focus away
from patient care. When strong authentication requirements come into play,
accessing clinical applications and patient information can become
unacceptably cumbersome. In healthcare settings, when seconds often
matter, slow access is a show-stopper.
Imprivata partners with the leading thin and zero client manufacturers to close
this gap by integrating Imprivata’s industry-leading authentication
management technologies directly into the hardware or enabling simple
installation through the client device management software.
For care providers, this integration streamlines roaming desktop workflows,
providing the fast, seamless and secure access to clinical applications and
patient information they need from any end point device. With more efficient
access, doctors, nurses, and other clinicians can be more productive and stay
focused on patient care.
Imprivata OneSign is
uniquely positioned to
enable seamlessly
integrated, two-factor
authentication within
virtualized
environments – and
Imprivata’s hallmark
No Click Access –
directly from thin and
zero endpoint devices.
Broad Ecosystem of Partners
Since security and usability are often at odds, being able to authenticate
easily with a proximity badge is critical in healthcare delivery settings. To
provide this instant access to virtualized resources from thin and zero client
end points requires certain alignment and integration that spans chips,
endpoints, authentication and virtualized desktop environments.
Leveraging its trusted partners and its leadership position in healthcare IT,
Imprivata has taken the initiative to handle this integration for customers. In
fact, Imprivata is the only company that has achieved this level of integration
by partnering with:
• Virtualization providers Citrix and VMware
• End point device makers Dell Wyse, HP, Igel, NComputing, Praim and
others
• Chip makers Teradici and Texas Instruments
As a result, Imprivata OneSign® is uniquely positioned to enable seamlessly
integrated, two-factor authentication within virtualized environments – and
Imprivata’s hallmark No Click Access® – directly from thin and zero endpoint
devices.
Technology and Capabilities
Imprivata OneSign ProveID™ APIs enable partners to integrate their offerings
with Imprivata OneSign to create a seamless solution that eliminates the need
for customers to create their own scripted solutions for virtual environments.
This out of the box solution is developed in conjunction with Imprivata’s
device and chip maker partners, ensuring a solution that is tested and
supported by your key infrastructure and endpoint device vendors.
This collaborative integration enables Imprivata OneSign to support a range
of application and desktop roaming workflows across Citrix XenApp,
XenDesktop and VMware Horizon View. OneSign also supports multiple
authentication devices and secondary authentication workflows.
Another benefit of this integration is simplified endpoint management for
hospital IT. The OneSign solution includes an endpoint agent that is selfupdating. As new thin and zero client devices are deployed, clients enabled
with ProveID Embedded will automatically download the latest OneSign agent
from the OneSign appliance. As an update becomes available, IT simply
installs the new agent once on the OneSign appliance. Clients will periodically
check for updates, and download and install them while the device is not
being used. There is no reboot required, no interruption for the user, and
minimal time required of IT.
The ‘behind the scenes’ capabilities of OneSign ProveID APIs are essentially
transparent to the clinical staff. What they do notice and appreciate is the
freedom, speed, and ease with which they can access the information and
applications they need, whenever and wherever they need it.
Imprivata OneSign
ProveID APIs enable
partners to integrate
their offerings with
Imprivata OneSign to
create a seamless
solution that eliminates
the need for
customers to create
their own scripted
solutions for virtual
environments.
About Imprivata
Imprivata is a leading provider of authentication and access management
solutions for the healthcare industry. Imprivata’s single sign-on, authentication
management and secure communications solutions enable fast, secure and
more efficient access to healthcare information technology systems to address
multiple security challenges and improve provider productivity for better focus
on patient care.
Over 2 million care providers in more than 1,000 healthcare organizations
worldwide rely on Imprivata solutions. Imprivata is the category leader in the
2012 and 2013 Best in KLAS Software & Services Report for SSO, and SSO
market share leader according to HIMSS Analytics.
For further information
please contact us at:
1 781 674 2700
or visit us online at
www.imprivata.com
Offices in:
Lexington, MA USA
Santa Cruz, CA USA
Uxbridge, UK
Paris, France
Nuremberg, Germany
Den Haag, Netherlands
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