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We performed a comparison between RSA Authentication Manager and Symantec Advanced Authentication based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"Easy setup, deployment, and integration in different infrastructures, including virtual ones.""It stands out as a comprehensive and adaptable solution that excels in both on-premises and cloud-based authentication, offers strong security with multi-layered authentication, and boasts a well-maintained product with reliable performance.""It is a good solution for token identification.""The most valuable feature is the provision part. The mapping and the logging is also very good. In addition, the troubleshooting, from a console point of view, is easy for administration and on the provisioning and logging part.""The most valuable feature is the SecurID.""I have found RSA Authentication Manager to be scalable.""It is a stable solution. I would rate the stability a nine out of ten."

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"It tells us exactly what we want in terms of authentication to various applications and provides protection for users who access them.""One of the most valuable features of this solution is that it's a strong authentication solution that's able to integrate with applications.""Rules on Risk Authentication are very good.""One of the most valuable aspects is its remarkable stability."

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"Perhaps parts of the the user interface should become more intuitive.""We have encountered issue when trying to expand this particular solution for a large set of users across the country.""We found technical support was not very responsive to our requests for assistance.""We are not planning on using the solution in the future.""There is room for improvement in the RSA support.""Our major problem is the authentication via Microsoft, via Microsoft cloud systems. This is our major aim, to be a valued product for the future. The biggest problem is to work against cheap cloud systems. Cloud identification is our main problem at this time.""Enhancing the user interface and expanding their marketing efforts in regions like Nigeria and West Africa could be beneficial."

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"This solution could be improved with risk-based authentication. I think that this product has everything that most customers are looking for, but modern technology has people looking for security tools with risk-based authentication, which they have a separate tool for. If they could integrate this, it would improve Symantec Advanced Authentication. They have to look at what's newly trending and how things are moving forward, and then adapt and adopt those features. Symantec's technical support should also be improved, in terms of response time.""Urgent improvement is necessary to ensure that support responses are faster and more effective, aligning with the demands of MFA implementation.""Advanced Authentication talks about the Device ID. But how the device ID is captured, I want to know more about that.""We have seen quite a few issues with bugginess. It is indeed pretty buggy and we have had to install some fixes."

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  • "The pricing is a little bit complicated because sometimes resellers are able to make prices that are too low. Our price, with a discount, is typically not as high as some of our competitors."
  • "As a new customer, the minimum cost would be four dollars, but you have room for negotiation, potentially bringing it down to as low as three dollars."
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  • "There are eventually going to be implementation costs. Sometimes you're required to have custom code developments there, so that has to be part of the implementation price."
  • "The price is reasonable."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It stands out as a comprehensive and adaptable solution that excels in both on-premises and cloud-based authentication, offers strong security with multi-layered authentication, and boasts a… more »
    Top Answer:Enhancing the user interface and expanding their marketing efforts in regions like Nigeria and West Africa could be beneficial.
    Top Answer:We use it to enhance the security of our Cisco VPN connections and for custom-developed applications. These applications communicate with RSA via APIs, enabling us to leverage RSA's two-factor… more »
    Top Answer:One of the most valuable aspects is its remarkable stability.
    Top Answer:There has been a need for aggressive development to modernize the product and align it with contemporary security requirements. While the rebranding has been a step forward, further enhancements are… more »
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    Also Known As
    ACE/Server
    CA Advanced Authentication, CA Strong Authentication, CA Risk Authentication, Arcot WebFort, Arcot RiskFort
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    Overview
    RSA Authentication Manager is the platform behind RSA SecurID that allows for centralized management of the RSA SecurID environment including authentication methods, users, applications, and agents across multiple physical sites. It verifies authentication requests and centrally administers authentication policies for organizations' end users.

    CA Advanced Authentication provides a secure, user-convenient and cost-effective way to protect online and mobile applications. The solution consists of two components:  CA Risk Authentication allows the enterprise to silently and transparently collect data and assess risk based on device identification, location and user behavior, among other factors, and CA Strong Authentication provides a wide variety of software-based, two-factor authentication credentials and technology to make passwords more secure.  Together they enable an intelligent, layered security approach to protect user identities and organizational data.

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    Tiera, Fred Loya, BRE Leasing, ADP, BlueFort Security, New Hanover County
    Global bank, Large Filipino Bank and SK Infosec
    Top Industries
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    Computer Software Company21%
    Financial Services Firm19%
    Government11%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm25%
    Real Estate/Law Firm13%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Company Size
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    Small Business30%
    Large Enterprise70%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    Small Business22%
    Large Enterprise78%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise6%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    RSA Authentication Manager is ranked 14th in Authentication Systems with 10 reviews while Symantec Advanced Authentication is ranked 19th in Authentication Systems with 9 reviews. RSA Authentication Manager is rated 8.2, while Symantec Advanced Authentication is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of RSA Authentication Manager writes "A highly effective and versatile solution that excels in terms of security, integration, scalability, and customer support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec Advanced Authentication writes "Ensures robust security features and ease of deployment, although it may lack some of the more modern authentication options ". RSA Authentication Manager is most compared with Cisco Duo, Microsoft Entra ID, RSA SecurID Access, RSA Adaptive Authentication and Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, whereas Symantec Advanced Authentication is most compared with OneSpan DIGIPASS, Thales Authenticators and Symantec VIP Access Manager.

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