Meet your HSPD-12 requirements with technology you already own

Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12) requires federal organizations to issue a common identification card—also known as a smart card—to all of their employees and contractors. By integrating logical access control and physical access control into one smart card, you can grant employees entry into all of the physical locations and computer systems they use. You can also grant employees working from a remote location around-the-clock access to all permitted technology resources—no matter where they are.


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	Active Directory Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for Windows Server 2003

Government agencies striving to comply with HPSD-12 face a number of challenges, chief among them:

Aggressive compliance deadlines.
Lack of adequate funding.
Multiple locations that need smart card synchronization.

To streamline the process of implementing agency-wide Personal Identity Verification (PIV) smart cards, and to reduce the strain on valuable resources, you need an HSPD-12 Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 201 solution that you can use to capitalize on your existing technology infrastructure, rather than starting from scratch.

Tapping into the network-authentication capabilities in Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, such as Active Directory, Microsoft Certificate Services for PKI, Crypto API (CAPI), and Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager directory synchronization, can help. By using the technology you already have, you can:

Reduce the time your IT staff spends deploying and managing the solution.
Minimize breaks in productivity by using tools already familiar to your staff.
Take advantage of an open and scalable platform.
Avoid deploying additional client components for Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP), with Windows Vista, while ensuring that the client will meet stronger cryptographic requirements, per NIST SP 800-78-1, now and before the effective date in January 2011.

Whether your agency has hundreds of workstations or thousands, the Microsoft HSPD-12 solution can help you meet federal regulations without breaking your budget or compromising network security.

If it’s vital to government, it’s mission critical to Microsoft.

The Microsoft partner listed below can help you implement a HSPD-12 smart card solution.


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Gemalto, Inc. is a leading provider of identity and security solutions fulfilling the needs of the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) mandates for federal agencies. Gemalto offers a Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 201 compliant, GSA approved line of products and services, including PIV cards, smart card readers, managed badge personalization and professional services. The Gemalto HSPD-12 solution has been implemented to support the GSA Shared Services solution, which serves over 40 agencies.

Microsoft Services helps customers maximize the potential of their Microsoft technology investments. Through architecture, implementation, and support services, customers receive a level of vision, expertise, and insight that only Microsoft provides. Microsoft Services, together with key partners, understands agency requirements and delivers results with direct access to the Microsoft teams that develop both the products and future product direction. Contact AskFed@microsoft.com to talk with a services representative for federal, state, and local government or for education.

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