The contract calls for the company to supply its pictorial authentication technology for use by the 3,000-odd members of the FNCA, the National Cridit Agricole Federation, as a means of securely identifying them online and when using remote access.
According to the Cambridgeshire-based firm, Cridit Agricole started integrating the Gridsure solution around 18 months ago after a selection procedure that began with an initial pilot study of 25 employees.
Gridsure claims its authentication technology has met with universal approval from Cridit Agricole by improving its overall security without increasing complexity or inconvenience for the end users.
Hervi Dupressoir, FNCA telecoms and IT manager, said: "We were looking for a solution that would offer unanimous improvement, both in terms of security and end-user acceptance."
"We originally made several attempts to move to tokens however they all ended in failure, because they were often lost or forgotten by users. It was therefore a great relief to discover Gridsure and know that its unique proposition means that the end user does not have to remember yet another PIN, code or password", he added.
Stephen Howes, Gridsure's CEO, said that the firm's technology is ideal for distributed organisations such as the FNCA where large numbers of users need secure, yet convenient access, from a variety of locations and devices.
"We are delighted that the first word-of-mouth feedback from the FNCA has been very positive: the authentication process is extremely simple, and it takes users very little time to understand the concept and learn the procedure in a fun way", he added.