PKard app v1 Coming Soon

CAC and PIV secure browsing app for iPads & iPhones (does not include the hardware reader)

The PKard ™ app is a secure browser for iPads and iPhones that partners with approved smart card readers.

PKard lets individuals securely access web-based portals, collaboration sites and email that support smart card authentication using personal CAC, PIV or PIV-I smart cards.  PKard is short for "public key card" and is pronounced “P card” or "Picard".

Highlights

• iPad, iPad 2, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S
• Outlook Web Access (OWA), portal and collaboration site access with smart card authenticated TLS/SSL
• Pre-populates popular secure web sites and ties correct certificates to them in bookmarks
• Compatible with a range of approved third party hardware readers
• Preserves the Apple user experience rather than disabling it
• Includes up-to-date middleware for all US Government CAC, PIV and non-Government PIV-I cards (initially CAC only with BAi's DoD-approved reader and free update for PIV  / PIV-I to follow)
• US-engineered and proudly supported by Apple-Microsoft specialists from Arlington, Texas
• PKard app has a forum community in addition to email and phone support for registered users

Thursby has been integrating Apple in enterprise and Government for over 25 years, with smart card support for the last six, covering from the DoD/Pentagon, to the NIH and Whitehouse.  Not sure which Thursby CAC, PIV or PIV-I product best meets your need?  Click here.

Approved smart card readers as of February 2012

Pricing & distribution

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Selected quotes

"PKard frees individuals from desktops and laptops to use their iPads and iPhones directly with the same 2-factor security (smart card and PIN code entry) that they have always used.” - Paul Nelson, CTO

Enterprise highlights

• Leverages existing infrastructure without requiring installation of proprietary new NOC server software, payment of access fees, or custom apps to be written
• Works in environments from plain vanilla Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to ones managed by third party Mobile Device Managers (MDMs)
• Direct Exchange Web Services (EWS) email signing, encryption and decryption in the PKard Suite roadmap
• Complies with HSPD-12, OMB-11-11,  FIPS 201 and FIPS 140-2 (pending)

Decades of experience build-in lower TCO

• Simple - client-based, no lock-in to proprietary Windows server software, no NOC, no OS X Server and no schema changes for simple deployment and maintenance
• Transparent - leverages standard Windows or Mac tools, infrastructure and processes for reduced costs, time-lines, risk and overall rollout complexity, with greater security
• Complete - everything included end-to-end, so no hidden costs for server software or access fees, missing features, required 3rd party software, required training or professional services and backed by 100% Apple-Microsoft engineering and support specialists

More information

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