Lenovo, Sateraito Office and AuthenTrend Partner to Enable Passwordless Single Sign-On for Japan GIGA School

Sateraito Office Single Sign-On Solution integrated with AuthenTrend AT.AuthFi (on-demand FIDO2 cloud) and ATKey.Pro (fingerprint enabled FIDO2 USB key) on top of Lenovo Smarter Technology for Japan GIGA School to enable all students and teachers to satisfy the new learning environment for the new normal.

 

About GIGA School in Japan:

The development of school ICT environments in Japan is lagging behind and there are large disparities between municipalities, making the development of ICT environments nationwide is an urgent task.

In response to this issue, the Cabinet council has decided to develop “one device per student” in compulsory education by 2023. This is called the “GIGA School” Concept.

This allows for equal and individualized learning according to each student’s progress and situation, instead of a uniform educational method where everyone learns the same content at the same time, and it will greatly improve teaching by providing proactive, interactive and in-depth learning.

 

Lenovo pioneered the PC industry with a wide range of ICT solutions for schools and educational establishments, many education-related facilities have deployed Lenovo products; in 2017, Lenovo started working on education cloud and low-cost device solutions be the important role of GIGA School, now Lenovo’s Smarter Technology enable all students and teachers for:

• New learning experience from the New Normal: Remote teaching using web conferencing systems; Classes are taught with a wealth of content, switching to video and various screens; Connect with students regardless of location, as long as you have a device and a network.

• Use of digital teaching materials and tools: Cloud-based digital learning materials allow teachers and students to interact in real time. Cumbersome paper-based submission checks and marking can also be completed on the device

• Improving online communication skills: Even in remote environments, active two-way communication fosters self-expression and cooperation, as well as the ability to be proactive and interactive.

• Building IT Literacy: They develop the ability to use digital tools and select the necessary information from the vast amount of information available on the internet on their own

 

Many educational institutions do not have a permanent IT specialist, limited people or teachers may face challenges from large numbers of children, pupils and students graduate and enter each year and cloud Services are increasing. If the passwords used by children, students and pupils are different for each web services, they may forget their passwords or take a long time to log in to the web service, which may interfere with classes.

To avoid this, Sateraito Office Single Sign-On allows each service to be used with the input of a single ID and password, by using the single sign-on on top of Lenovo PC, you can limit the location of use, such as inside the facility, outside the facility or at home; you can also restrict the use of the system by specifying the device.

However, using various cloud services with a single ID and password raises concerns about security. To solve this, Sateraito Office Single Sign-On integrated with AuthenTrend on-demand FIDO2 cloud (AT.AuthiFi), plus ATKey.Pro (fingerprint enabled FIDO2 authenticator) on Lenovo educational PC, students and teachers can login by touch their fingerprints on USB keys without remember password.

 

This partnership and integration benefits for children, students and teachers including:

• Google Workspace and Microsoft 365: Enhanced security for Google workspace and Microsoft 365 single sign-on capability improves convenience at schools.

• Single Sign-On Solutions

– Login control & password enforcement features.

– Client certificate authentication.

– Active Directory integration.

– Secure browser features.

• Fingerprint Sign-in: Passwordless sign-in by biometric authentication using a USB key based on FIDO2 technology.

 

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