Sonicsoft Release: SSGINA

Sonicsoft releases another useful plugin that provides a secure way to identify and authenticate users.

Sonicsoft Releases Sonicsoft GINA

Sonicsoft has released another plugin, the Sonicsoft GINA, that provides developers a way to securely identify and authenticate users on a system. It provides a graphical interactive log-on so that users can enter their credentials. Once the credentials are validated, the control is passed to the host system, including all the user credentials. SSGINA also provides useful functions, such as changing user's password, or resetting a forgotten password.

Sonicsoft GINA handles password securely, including the ability to hash passwords so that they are never revealed in plaintext. It also exposes several methods, like computing the MD5 of a text (useful for passwords). Sonicsoft also has self-checking that warns the host system of any possible flaws.