US Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration Selects Trustgenix for E-Authentication; Trustgenix IdentityBridge to Provide Users with Single Sign-On Access to Web Applications from E-Authentication Portal

Business Wire, Sept 27, 2005

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Trustgenix, Inc., the leader in federated identity management software, today announced that the United States Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has selected IdentityBridge to provide single sign-on (SSO) to its public-facing web applications via the E-Authentication Portal. IdentityBridge eliminates the need for MSHA to develop its own authentication infrastructure by verifying whether a user's credentials and privileges are being provided by a recognized E-Authentication Credential Service Provider (CSP). Earlier this year, Trustgenix received GSA certification as an approved E-Authentication Provider.

"Federated Identity technology is now beginning to deliver on its promise of making seamless single sign-on between web sites a reality," said Daniel Blum, Senior VP and Research Director, Directory and Security for industry research firm the Burton Group. "Real world deployments like this one involving Trustgenix and the Department of Labor's E-Authentication initiative demonstrate that federation products are mature enough to support production applications as well as multiple federation standards."

E-Authentication is a centralized network that provides identity management services that simplify and secure how citizens, businesses, and government employees access government web applications. The network links government and commercial organizations so they can securely exchange trusted user credentials in a standardized way. The E-Authentication service is the cornerstone of the E-Government (e-Gov) Act of 2002 which was created to improve Internet-based technology and make it easy for citizens and businesses to interact with the government, save taxpayer dollars, and streamline citizen-to-government communications.

By using IdentityBridge to federate its applications with the E-Authentication Portal, MSHA is saving the time and money required to develop and maintain its own authentication infrastructure. In addition, IdentityBridge eliminates the need for MSHA to field help desk calls for password resets for those users participating in the E-Authentication Federation. MSHA selected IdentityBridge for its ability to receive assertions from CSPs within the E-Authentication Federation. This enables MSHA to receive identity assertions from other agencies and commercial organizations.

"Trustgenix is honored to have been selected by the Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration to provide the enabling technology for the Agency's E-Authentication deployment," said Atul Tulshibagwale, CEO of Trustgenix. "Our E-Authentication certification, demonstrated SAML 2.0 leadership, and ability to simultaneously support multiple federation protocols were key MSHA decision criteria. We expect these to be important considerations for other agencies as they plan their E-Authentication initiatives."

About IdentityBridge

Trustgenix IdentityBridge is the only federated identity management software that simultaneously supports all versions of the leading federation standards: SAML, Liberty Alliance, and WS-Federation. IdentityBridge integrates with any identity management or homegrown SSO system to enable the secure exchange of user data within an organization and between partners, suppliers, and customers. IdentityBridge is available in three different versions that support the performance, scalability, and reliability requirements of service providers, enterprises, and small-medium businesses.

About Trustgenix

Trustgenix, Inc. is the leading provider of federated identity software. Trustgenix IdentityBridge enables enterprises, government agencies, and service providers to securely exchange user identity data even if they use different identity management systems. This capability allows business users and consumers to perform one security sign-on and securely traverse multiple web sites via PCs and wireless devices. IdentityBridge also maintains the privacy of end-user credentials and supports open industry standards including SAML, Liberty Alliance, and WS-Federation. For more information about Trustgenix and its products visit us at www.trustgenix.com.