Baltimore Technologies releases J/CRYPTO Version 2.0.DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2nd, 1997-- New version of the world's leading Java cryptography library adds new & improved features enhancing speed and overall performance Baltimore Technologies, world leaders in Java cryptography, today announced a new version of its highly successful J/CRYPTO product. Version 2.0 offers new and improved features enhancing overall product performance. -0- New features in the product include: -- RC4 stream cipher support -- Digital Signature Algorithm The Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) is a United States Federal Government standard or FIPS for digital signatures. It was proposed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in August 1991 for use in their Digital Signature Standard (DSS) (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. ) support -- Compatibility with Java Cryptography Architecture The Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) is a framework for working with cryptography using the Java programming language. It forms part of the Java security API, and was first introduced in JDK 1.1 in the java.security package. (JCA (1) (Java Cryptography Architecture) An umbrella term from Sun for implementing security functions for the Java platform. It includes Sun's Java Security API as well as the Java Cryptography Extension (JCE), which adds more programming interfaces for encryption ) -- Scripting system -- New classes for initialization vectors, padding and input and output streams Improved features include: -- Improved speed on most cryptographic functions -- Enhanced key obfuscation ob·fus·cate tr.v. ob·fus·cat·ed, ob·fus·cat·ing, ob·fus·cates 1. To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand: "A great effort was made . . . -- Improved manual with source code examples -0- "Version 2.0 has been developed in response to many of our customers' requests for improved features and better compatibility with browser virtual machines," said Eamonn Maher, J/CRYPTO Product Manager. "The issue of cryptography speed in Java has been addressed and we now have the world's fastest Java multi precision arithmetic (MPA MPA medroxyprogesterone acetate. ) module." J/CRYPTO was released in April, and has rapidly become the leading Java cryptographic library. Licenses for the product have been sold world-wide for a variety of applications in a wide range of industries. In July, Baltimore Technologies licensed the source code to 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. Data Security Inc. to form the basis of its J/SAFE cryptography library (see http://www.baltimore.ie/pr970625.html). J/CRYPTO was also nominated as a finalist in JavaWorld's Editor's Choice awards. "J/CRYPTO now forms the basis of security for a number of Java systems world-wide," commented Paddy Holahan, head of software development at Baltimore Technologies. "Baltimore Technologies will continue to enhance its cryptographic products to remain at the forefront of e-commerce security. We are excited by this new release of J/CRYPTO and are already working on new features and products." J/CRYPTO is a general purpose cryptography toolkit which can be used to provide security to any Java application or applet. Support for full strength keys (128-bit session keys, 2048-bit RSA keys) is available world-wide. Full product information is available at http://www.baltimore.ie/jcrypto2/index.html . Existing users of J/CRYPTO will be able to migrate to version 2.0 without significant effort. J/CRYPTO Version 2 will be commercially available on October 6th. Users wishing to upgrade their current version should contact Baltimore Technologies directly by mail to: info@baltimore.ie J/CRYPTO 2.0 is available for JDK 1.0.2, JDK 1.1 and higher. Both versions are included in the standard product. About Baltimore Technologies Baltimore Technologies is a world leader in the provision of Information Security products and systems. Its products include solutions for secure email, web & e-commerce. Baltimore Technologies also provides a range of C and Java cryptography libraries and supplies design and consultancy services to the IT security industry. Over thirty people are employed at its headquarters in the International Financial Services Centre The International Financial Services Centre (IFSC), or An Lárionad Seirbhísí Airgeadais Idirnáisiúnta (LSAI) in Irish, is a major financial services centre in North Wall, Dublin, Ireland. in Dublin. Baltimore Technologies was founded in 1976 and is privately held. In addition, Baltimore Technologies is leading the EUROTRUST project to develop a Trusted Third Party In cryptography, a trusted third party (TTP) is an entity which facilitates interactions between two parties who both trust the third party; they use this trust to secure their own interactions. TTPs are common in cryptographic protocols, for example, a certificate authority (CA). (TTP TTP (thymidine triphosphate): see thymine. ) infrastructure for electronic commerce throughout Europe in conjunction with commercial and industry partners. This project is part funded by the EU under the auspices of the European Trusted Services Programme. CONTACT: Baltimore Technologies Ltd. Carol Clavin, +353-1-605 4357 press@baltimore.ie http://www.baltimore.ie |
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