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NetSpring Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Susumu Nishibu), which plans, develops, and sells network-related products, will officially start providing the network authentication client app "SmartSignOn for eFEREC" (abbreviated as SSO4eF) exclusively for its endpoint access management device eFEREC from May 11, with a version upgrade for iOS/iPadOS that supports Apple M1 chip-equipped Macs (M1 Macs). The SmartSignOn for eFEREC app for iOS/iPadOS (V0.9.3) is available for free from the App Store. Currently, the SSO4eF app is available on most mobile devices, including the Android version. A Chrome OS version is also planned for GIGA School. For more details, please check the attached file and related links.

NetSpring Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Susumu Seibu) will begin offering a new version "AXIOLE v1.20" of its LDAP-based authentication appliance server "AXIOLE," primarily aimed at academic and research institutions, which includes the option feature "AXIOLE IdP Option" compliant with the latest Shibboleth IdP V4. This version upgrade inherits various plugins, including the multi-factor authentication feature already implemented in AXIOLE IdP for Shibboleth IdP V4. The new version will be available for download starting December 24. Users who have previously purchased the IdP Option license will need to upgrade to V1.19 first, and then to V1.20, in order to update to an IdP system compliant with IdP V4. For more details, please check the attached file and related links.

NetSpring Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Susumu Seibu), which develops and sells network equipment, will start providing version eFEREC v1.2 of its new product "eFEREC," launched in January last year as a next-generation network access management system, from July 20. ■Main feature upgrades and improvements of eFEREC v1.2 - Added SAML authentication (Shibboleth SP) functionality, enabling network access after authentication by an external IdP. - VLANs that use SAML authentication can be specified, and access policy settings can be configured after authentication. - Offered as a paid SAML authentication option. - Model number FE0-OP2: Initial lump-sum license fee of ¥50,000 (OTC). - Up to 3 VLANs can be configured (Web authentication, SAML authentication, AUP, etc.). - Other performance and functionality improvements, as well as fixes and vulnerability responses. - Version upgrades are recommended even for environments that do not require SAML option functionality. Please check the attached file and related links for more details.