my company has RSA Secure ID soft tokens, version 5.0.0.292. Every 60 seconds a new token code is generated. We would like to know if its possible to configure the soft tokens so they regenerate a new token every 30 seconds? If so, what is involved in that process.
Yes it is possible. Create a new or edit an existing software token profile, and change it from 60 to 30.
Then distribute new tokens with it.
Some token profiles won't have the option, but most do.
When you distribute software tokens from the Security Console - Authentication, you use Token Profiles. The Token Profile contains the standard answers to questions such as should this token have 6 or 8 digits displayed, is it distributed as an .sdtid file, a CTKIP URL or QR Code? There also is a question if tokencode should refresh every 30 or 60 seconds
You might need to edit or create a new Token Profile to do this.
I would add, that from experience, a 30 second token is much more sensitive to time than a 60 second token, specifically in the area of Next Token Code mode. You might want to do a limited test on these 30 second tokens. From a Policy perspective it sounds good to say your One Time Passwords are only valid for 30 seconds, but in the real world this can be a huge call generator to your help desk when all users start complaining that they have to enter a 2nd or next TokenCode
Yes it is possible. Create a new or edit an existing software token profile, and change it from 60 to 30.
Then distribute new tokens with it.
Some token profiles won't have the option, but most do.