Banking and Finance

Secure financial systems without forcing them all into the same model

Financial services firms run cloud services next to internal and long-established applications. AuthControl Sentry® adds multi-factor authentication across all of them, with deployment and sign-in options chosen to suit each system and user.

Two finance professionals working at laptops and a calculator in a modern office

What makes access different in financial services

A typical financial organisation does not have one front door. Staff reach cloud services, internal finance applications and long-established systems that were never designed for modern authentication. Remote workers connect over VPN, and contractors, auditors and other third parties need access that is limited and easy to withdraw.

Every control also has to stand up to regulatory and audit scrutiny. Authentication has to cover all of this without forcing the business to re-engineer systems that already work.

How Swivel Secure fits

Strong authentication that fits the environment it has to protect. See the AuthControl Sentry® platform for the full feature set.

  • Deployment choice

    Run AuthControl Sentry® on-premise, in your own private cloud, in a hybrid model or air-gapped, so authentication data stays where your risk and compliance teams need it.

  • Authentication choice

    Give each group a suitable method: the mobile app and push for most staff, hardware tokens or PINsafe® where phones are not appropriate, and FIDO2 passkeys where devices support them.

  • Integration

    Add MFA to VPNs, Microsoft 365, Citrix and web applications through standard protocols, including RADIUS, SAML and OpenID Connect.

  • Intelligent access

    Use risk-based authentication and single sign-on so stronger checks are requested only when the user, device or application calls for them.

Where authentication has to work

One authentication platform across the systems and environments your users rely on.

  • Cloud applications
  • Remote access
  • Internal systems
  • Legacy applications
AuthControl Sentry®

Users: Employees, administrators, contractors, advisers and third parties

Diagram: Cloud applications, Remote access, Internal systems, Legacy applications, all connected to one AuthControl Sentry® authentication platform. Users: Employees, administrators, contractors, advisers and third parties.

Practical use cases

  • Secure VPN and remote access

    Add a second factor to VPN connections for staff working from home or between offices.

  • Protect Microsoft 365 and cloud services

    Apply consistent MFA to email, collaboration and cloud finance tools.

  • Add MFA to internal and legacy applications

    Protect older applications that support RADIUS or SAML without rewriting them.

  • Control third-party access

    Give auditors, suppliers and contractors their own authentication policy, separate from staff.

  • Protect Windows and Citrix sessions

    Require MFA at Windows logon and for Citrix published applications.

  • Support users without smartphones

    Offer hardware tokens or PINsafe® to staff who cannot or prefer not to use a personal phone.

Customer experience

“Everyone seems to have accepted the Swivel solution more than our original token system. We have really noticed that the login failure rate has dramatically decreased, and it has generally made life easier for everyone.”

Huw OwenSenior IT Consultant, Rawlinson & Hunter

Authentication should fit your environment.

Tell us which systems and users you need to protect, and we will show you how AuthControl Sentry® can fit around them.

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