Also noteworthy is the need to support multiple authentication mechanisms that enhance the value proposition of a unified identity and privilege management infrastructure. This is unfortunate, however, because costs would be more than offset by savings achieved by reusing some infrastructure and reducing losses due to internally spawned security breaches. Fortunately, in the meantime, security functions will increasingly be embedded in network, operating system, and application layer components, thereby enabling administrators to implement security solutions more cheaply, as well as more thoroughly. This publication may not be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without prior written permission. All rights reserved.
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