Atalla announces shipment of new, PCI-based Internet security processor products for SET payments, general purpose cryptography.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1997--Atalla, (a Tandem Company) today announced that its new PCI-based Internet Security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. Processor (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ) products, Atalla PayMaster/PCI ISP and Atalla Websafe2/PCI ISP will ship in April. These new products were developed by Atalla to meet Internet market demand for server-embedded security. Both products offer a significant reduction in size and cost while doubling performance. "Companies that are relying on the internet to transmit vital data, payments and other mission-critical information have demanded a high-performance, reasonably priced PCI-card to handle security and to protect keys," said Gary Sabo, Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at Atalla. "Atalla PayMaster/PCI ISP and Atalla WebSafe2/PCI ISP will sell for $4,995.00 and can perform up to 50 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. operations per second." The new PCI-based security processors also provide strong physical protection for private keys. "Keys are the crown jewels crown jewels Ornaments used at the coronation of a monarch and the formal ensigns of monarchy worn or carried on state occasions, as well as collections of personal jewelry consolidated by European sovereigns as valuable assets of their royal houses and the offices they of any secured network. Software-based security products always decrypt To convert secretly coded data (encrypted data) back into its original form. Contrast with encrypt. See plaintext and cryptography. in unsecured memory, displaying keys and algorithms in readable form. "This makes them vulnerable to cyber-pirate attacks and internal fraud. Atalla's new PCI-based products maintain the integrity of keys, algorithms and sensitive data using specialized, secure hardware. They manage a full range of security functions such as RSA, DSA (1) (Directory Server Agent) An X.500 program that looks up the address of a recipient in a Directory Information Base (DIB), also known as white pages. It accepts requests from the Directory User Agent (DUA) counterpart in the workstation. , hashing and DES algorithms on the Atalla card, where they are never exposed in readable form." Atalla PayMaster(TM) ISP Atalla's PayMaster ISP products are designed specifically to manage the cryptographic requirements specified by the SET protocol. This protocol specifies how cardholders, merchants, issuing banks and acquiring banks will interact to ensure secure payment processing over the Internet. The new SET protocol relies on specially developed encryption technology, and has been adopted by Visa and MasterCard to secure payment card transactions over public networks such as the Internet. The protocol requires multiple public key operations for each SET transaction. The new Atalla PayMaster/PCI ISP product offloads computationally-intensive tasks from server CPUs, and manages cryptographic keys within a physically secure shell. It provides all the strong encryption technology to ensure the confidentiality of payment and order information, ensure the integrity of all data, and process merchant and cardholder card·hold·er n. One who holds a card, especially a credit card. card  hold authentication tasks quickly and securely. Atalla WebSafe(TM)2 ISP Atalla's WebSafe2 Internet Security Processors are the workhorse products in the Atalla product line. They provide a full range of hardware-based security features for Internet applications such as transaction processing, Privacy Enhanced Mail See PEM. Privacy Enhanced Mail - (PEM) Internet electronic mail which provides confidentiality, authentication and message integrity using various encryption methods. See also Pretty Good Privacy. and Electronic Data Interchange See EDI. (application, communications) electronic data interchange - (EDI) The exchange of standardised document forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic commerce. . Atalla's WebSafe2/PCI ISP provides support for algorithms such as RSA (public key) and DES (secret key), and Internet protocols such as SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. (Secure Sockets Layer (networking, security) Secure Sockets Layer - (SSL) A protocol designed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide secure communications over the Internet using asymmetric key encryption. ) 3.0. Specialized Atalla Internet Security processors perform all cryptographic processing within the confines of a physically and logically secured shell. Any attempt to tamper with the system triggers a "zeroization" of data such as passwords, keys and algorithms. Hardware-embedded programming prevents retrieval of keys or sensitive data in cleartext form. About Atalla Atalla (a Tandem Company) brings nearly 25 years of experience securing commerce over private networks to the public networks and the Internet/Intranet arena. The company's products include industry-leading hardware-based security processors for the Internet, Intranet and the bank transfer networks, POS/POE (point-of-sale/point-of-entry) credit/debit payment terminals, customer authorization and PIN selection terminals, and secure enrollment products for banking, retailing and government applications. An estimated 70 percent of all ATM transactions in North America (estimated value: $1.4 trillion daily) are secured by Atalla's specialized security processor products. Atalla is headquartered at 2304 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA 95131. Phone: (408)435-8850. Fax: (408)435-1116. -0- Note to Editors: Tandem, WebSafe, PayMaster and Atalla are trademarks of Tandem Computers Incorporated. All other marks are property of their respective companies. CONTACT: Atalla Gary Lefkowitz, (408)435-5715 lefkowitz_gary@tandem.com |
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