RSA Authentication Agents for Microsoft Windows

The most secure, simplest way to protect your Windows®-based environment.

By replacing vulnerable passwords with the industry's leading two-factor authentication, RSA, The Security Division of EMC, and Microsoft® make it possible for customers to positively identify users before granting them access to valuable corporate resources accessed through Windows®-based desktops and networks—while simultaneously delivering a simplified and consistent user login experience.

RSA® Authentication Agents for Microsoft Windows:
RSA Authentication Agents for Microsoft Windows consist of the following core components:

Local Authentication Client – A component that enforces RSA SecurID authentication during logon to the Windows desktop.
RSA EAP Client – A plug-in into the Microsoft Wireless and VPN client. The plug-in enables RSA SecurID authentication over a VPN or wireless connection established using native Microsoft Wireless and VPN software. The component is supported on the desktop class systems.
Remote Authentication Server – A plug-in into Microsoft IAS RADIUS Server or RRAS. This server-side component enables RSA SecurID authentication using a native Microsoft RADIUS environment. The component is supported on the server class systems.

Components Available with Each Version of RSA Agents for Microsoft Windows
	Local Authentication Client	RSA EAP Client	Remote Authentication Server
RSA Authentication Agent 6.1	X	X	X
RSA Authentication Agent 6.1.3	X	X	X
RSA Authentication Agent 6.4.2	X
RSA Authentication Agent 7.0	X
RSA Authentication Agent 7.0.1	X
RSA EAP Client 7.0		X

The following table covers the features, platform support, and server requirements of different versions of the RSA Authentication Agent for Microsoft Windows software.

Local Authentication Client Component
Basic Authentication	6.1	6.1.3*	6.4.2	7.0	7.0.1
RSA SecurID authentication during logon to the system	X	X	X	X	X
RSA SecurID authentication during screen unlock	X	X	X	X	X
Terminal services	X	X	X	X	X**
Transparent user experience during online and offline authentication		X	X	X	X
Automatic recharge of the offline authentication data	X	X	X	X	X
Unlocking of screen with just a PIN	X	X	X**	X	X
Login password integration	6.1	6.1.3*	6.4.2	7.0	7.0.1
Windows password hiding - single RSA SecurID prompt at logon	X	X	X	X	X
Capture of out-of-band password changes		X***	X	X	X
Management	6.1	6.1.3*	6.4.2	7.0	7.0.1
Enhanced configuration - RSA Security Center	X	X	X	X	X
Status icon in the notification area	X	X	X	X	X
Group Policy Object (GPO) centralized management	X	X	X	X	X
Infrastructure	6.1	6.1.3*	6.4.2	7.0	7.0.1
Dynamic IP address update - Automatic Agent Host Registration		X	X	X	X
Miscellaneous	6.1	6.1.3*	6.4.2	7.0	7.0.1
Support of custom rebranding of the GINA UI	X	X	X	NA	NA
Configurable authentication prompt	X	X	X	X	X
Configurable behavior when the challenge status of the user can’t be determined			X	X	X
Support of the SID800 connected tokens through RSA Authentication Utility 1.1	X	X
Support of the Japanese Language in UI		X		X

RSA EAP Client Component
Authentication Methods	6.1	6.1.2*	7.0
Authentication method: RSA Security EAP	X	X	X
Authentication method: RSA EAP Protected OTP	X	X	X
VPN and Dial-up connections	X	X	X
Wireless connections	X	X	X
Pre-logon connections			X

Remote Authentication Server Component
Authentication Methods	6.1	6.1.2*	6.4
Authentication method: RSA Security EAP	X	X	NA
Authentication method: RSA EAP Protected OTP	X	X	NA

Platform Support - Local Authentication Client
*32-bit*	6.1	6.1.3	6.4.2	7.0	7.0.1
Microsoft Windows 2008 Server					X
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Server and Small Business Server	X	X
Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 Server and Professional	X	X
Microsoft Windows Vista Business and Enterprise				X	X
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Professional, Tablet	X	X
Microsoft Windows XP SP3		X
*64-bit*	6.1	6.1.3	6.4.2	7.0	7.0.1
Microsoft Windows 2008 Server					X
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 R2 Standard and Enterprise			X
Microsoft Windows XP SP2			X

RSA EAP Client
*32 bit platforms*	6.1	6.1.3	7.0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Server and Small Business Server	X	X
Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 Server and Professional	X	X
Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Professional, Tablet	X	X
Microsoft Windows XP SP3		X
Microsoft Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate			X

Remote Authentication Server
*32 bit platforms*	6.1	6.1.3	7.0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Server and Small Business Server		X
Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 Server and Professional		X

Authentication Manager Support
	AM 7.1	AM 6.1.2	AM 6.1
RSA Authentication Agent 6.1			X
RSA Authentication Agent 6.1.3	X	X
RSA Authentication Agent 6.4.2	X	X
RSA Authentication Agent 7.0	X	X
RSA Authentication Agent 7.0.1	X	X
RSA EAP Client 7.0 for Microsoft Windows	X	X

* Available from RSA SecurCare Online at: Updates and Fixes.
** For known limitations, see the Readme.
*** Available in hot fix rollup 2 for RSA Authentication Agent 6.1.3 for Microsoft Windows.

RSA Authentication Agent 7.0.1 for Microsoft Windows minimal hardware requirements:

1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 GB of RAM
35 MB of free disk space
TCP/IP networking

RSA Authentication Agent 7.0 for Microsoft Windows minimal hardware requirements:

1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) processor
1 GB of RAM
35 MB of free disk space
TCP/IP networking

RSA Authentication Agent 6.4.x for Microsoft Windows minimal hardware requirements:

733 MHz or faster 64-bit (x64) processor
512 MB of RAM
35 MB of free disk space
TCP/IP networking

RSA Authentication Agent 6.1.x for Microsoft Windows minimal hardware requirements:

733 MHz or faster Pentium processor
512 MB of RAM
50 MB of free disk space
TCP/IP networking

RSA Authentication Agent 6.1.x for Microsoft Windows minimal hardware requirements:

733 MHz or faster Pentium processor
512 MB of RAM
50 MB of free disk space
TCP/IP networking

Note for RSA Authentication Agent 6.1.x for Microsoft Windows:

To use Wireless LAN with PEAP, you must install Microsoft fix Article ID #827537 on the Windows XP client and the Windows Server 2003 host. To get the fix and installation instructions, see "Windows XP SP1 and Windows Server 2003 Client cannot connect to some third-party wireless implementations of 802.1X" in the Microsoft Knowledge Database.

Pricing and Availability:

Download RSA Authentication Agents for Microsoft Windows and Group Policy Object templates for free: RSA Authentication Agent for Windows
To download recent patch and hot fix rollup releases for RSA Authentication Agents for Microsoft Windows, visit RSA SecurCare Online at: Updates and Fixes