Case Study: National Weather Service achieves HSPD-12 compliance and simplified CAC authentication with Centrify

National Weather Service Extends CAC Smart Card Authentication across Windows and Linux for HSPD-12 Compliance

The National Weather Service, a component of NOAA, needed a solution to ensure easy CAC smart card authentication across its Windows and Linux systems to meet HSPD-12 compliance, while also eliminating the need to grant users root access and providing day-one support for new operating systems.

Centrify implemented its Zero Trust Privilege Services, providing FIPS 140-2 certified smart card-based authentication integrated with Active Directory. The solution delivered significant results for the National Weather Service, including meeting all compliance requirements, enhancing security with least-privilege access, and generating an estimated annual savings of over $50,000 by eliminating hours of manual configuration per system.

National Weather Service

Jeff Williams

Systems Integration Branch Chief