AEP Systems Announces Support for Industry Leading CAs; AEP Systems' AEP SureWare Keyper Will Support Leading CAs Including Entrust, Microsoft, Netscape and RSA.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers RSA Conference 2003 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2003 AEP AEP - Application Environment Profile Systems Inc., the high-speed security solutions company, announced today that AEP SureWare Keyper, the most comprehensive hardware cryptographic module of its class for secure key management, will support leading certificate authority (CA) applications this year including Microsoft, Netscape and RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. . AEP SureWare Keyper currently supports Baltimore Technologies and Entrust. AEP SureWare Keyper is a network device supporting high-availability and load balancing while providing tamper protection to FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) A series of publications issed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that specifies information security guidelines for federal government departments and agencies. (Federal Information Processing Standards (standard) Federal Information Processing Standards - (FIPS) United States Government technical standards published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). ) 140-1 Level 4. The device is aimed at high-security, high-reliability applications, enhancing PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of security in any PKCS (Public Key Cryptography Standards) Specifications from RSA Laboratories for various techniques used with RSA public key cryptography. With cooperation from security experts worldwide, PKCS #1 covers the RSA standard itself. #11 or Microsoft CryptoAPI compliant environment including CAs, OCSP OCSP Online Certificate Status Protocol OCSP Off-Campus Study Program Responders and Registration Authorities. "With the assurance that SureWare Keyper has been evaluated to FIPS 140-1 Level 4 and ITSEC See NCSC. E3, the device provides the highest level of security for your private keys, and is worth considering for any PKI implementation," said technical analyst Bob Walder, NSS Group. "Customers want higher levels of security and AEP SureWare Keyper delivers FIPS 140-1 Level 4 and ITSEC E3 certification, the highest security standard available on the market," said William Connor, Product Manager at AEP Systems. "By supporting industry leading CAs, far more users will benefit from AEP SureWare Keyper's superior security standard." "Governments and enterprises require proactive approaches to comprehensive information security in order to help them leverage the Internet. Through AEP SureWare Keyper, customers can extend the value of their Entrust security solutions with a certified security hardware solution," said Ian Curry, Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer, Entrust, upon AEP SureWare Keyper's recent Entrust Ready designation. AEP SureWare Keyper is currently installed in over 1000 government and commercial sites around the world. With current support for Baltimore Technologies and Entrust and coming support for Microsoft's CA, Netscape and RSA, AEP Systems anticipates a significant increase in the demand for AEP SureWare Keyper. For more information about AEP Systems' product offerings, visit www.aepsystems.com or email info@aepsystems.com. About AEP Systems AEP Systems (www.aepsystems.com), the high-speed security company, delivers hardware security and acceleration solutions that are fast and cost-effective to deploy. Customers include financial institutions, government bodies, healthcare organizations, and OEMs. Founded in 1998, AEP Systems is privately held with its US headquarters in Boston, MA and offices in Palo Alto, Europe and Asia-Pacific. |
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