Extended User Authentication for WAN Optimization from Blue Coat

Blue Coat Systems have made the announcement for the launch of their new enhancements to its Blue Coat ProxySG appliances that expand the options and flexibility for support of enterprise authentication processes that verify a network user's identity.

Authentication is critical for WAN optimization, because it enables acceleration or prioritization of traffic to be performed based on the individual or the group to which the individual belongs, as well as the type of application the individual is using. Extended authentication from Blue Coat addresses both authentication management and methods of authenticating.