CertCo, Inc. Releases Enhanced CertValidator Software With Increased Multi-vendor Functionality.Business/Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2001 Bank One to Conduct Enterprise Testing of New Software for Potential Internal and External Business Applications CertCo, Inc., a leading provider of security and risk management solutions for companies doing business online, today announced the release of CertValidator(TM) 3.0, a newly enhanced version of its software enabling (programming) software enabling - (Or "enabling") Modification of the design or implementation of software to allow internationalisation to take place. In particular, enabling may refer to the modification of software to support double-byte character sets, hence "Unicode the real-time validation of digital certificates from any major certificate authority (CA). CertCo also announced that Bank One is conducting enterprise testing of the new CertValidator software as a part of its long-standing commitment to provide the highest level of security to its customers. By acting as a hub that links together all of a company's multi-vendor public key infrastructure (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 ) implementations, CertValidator enables companies to achieve a significantly higher return on their PKI technology investments. CertValidator's interoperability with major CAs, including Baltimore, Entrust 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. , allows companies to utilize existing PKI investments in conjunction with new deployments, and with the PKI systems of their business partners. By using CertValidator, companies can simultaneously confirm the identities of online trading Online Trading Making trades via the Internet. Notes: The use of online trading increased dramatically in the mid to late 1990's with the advent of high-speed computers and Internet connections. Stocks, bonds, options, futures, and currencies can all be traded online. partners and authenticate and authorize electronic transactions from any major CA. CertValidator also maintains digitally signed Any message or key that has been encrypted with a digital signature. When a user's public key is digitally signed by a certification authority (CA), it is known as a digital certificate or digital ID. See digital signature and digital certificate. , highly secure audit logs of transactions for use in dispute resolution. The new CertValidator 3.0 software delivers enhanced performance, including faster digital certificate validation response time. Providing a highly flexible validation system solution, CertValidator 3.0 also supports CRL-based validation, in addition to its ability to validate electronic identities based on CRLs and digital certificates. It also features a tunable security system that allows companies to customize key lengths and logging levels to provide validation support with minimum to high security. CertValidator 3.0 also features support from nCipher's nShield(TM) hardware security module (HSM (1) (Hierarchical Storage Management) The automatic movement of files from hard disk to slower, less-expensive storage media. The typical hierarchy is from magnetic disk to optical disc to tape. ). nCipher creates hardware solutions that protect encryption keys by exporting them from the server, where they are vulnerable. It also enables them to be securely used in a dedicated hardware environment that is accessible only to authorized users. The nShield family of products is independently validated to the widely recognized Federal Information Processing Standard Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military government agencies and by government contractors. (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. ), and provides various levels of acceleration to speed up the signing process, reduce overall transaction time and increase system capacity. "What we find most interesting about CertValidator is its flexibility and interoperability with a variety of major CAs," said Chris J. Klein, Executive Vice President of Commercial Bank e-Commerce at Bank One. "We are testing CertValidator to determine how we might incorporate it into our internal and external business applications." CertValidator 3.0 features unique, patented Fast-Path Revocation(TM) and Fast-Path Suspension(TM) technologies that enable invalid digital certificates to be immediately revoked or suspended, thus ensuring the validity and establishing a greater degree of confidence among users. "Our latest enhancements to CertValidator will further help our customers achieve the level of interoperability with major CAs that is needed to establish secure and successful electronic communications," said June Yee Felix, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CertCo. "CertValidator provides a cost-effective hub for multiple CA implementations, and allows companies to easily validate the identities of individuals both within an enterprise and between organizations with different CAs." About nCipher nCipher is a leading developer of Internet security products specifically designed for e-commerce and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) applications. nCipher's products, which incorporate both hardware and software, help its customers to solve problems of information security, systems scalability and processing speed in e-commerce and PKI applications. In addition, nCipher also offers technical support and professional services. nCipher's products are particularly well suited to e-business users with high volumes of security-sensitive transactions, such as banking and financial institutions, e-retailers and service providers (ISP/ASPs) and Government agencies. nCipher is listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. as a TechMARK 100 company (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :NCH NCH National Coalition for the Homeless NCH National Coalition for History NCH National Council for Hypnotherapy (UK) NCH National Center for Homeopathy NCH Notched NCH National Claims History NCH Nielsen Clearing House ). With offices in Cambridge, UK; Boston, New York Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 7,897 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts. The Town of Boston is an interior town of the county and one of the county's "Southtowns. and San Francisco, USA; Dublin, Ireland; Paris, France; and Hamburg, Germany, nCipher serves customers and partners around the world. For more information on nCipher products and services, visit our Web site at http://www.ncipher.com/. About CertCo(R), Inc. Founded in 1996, CertCo, Inc. is a leading provider of security and risk management solutions for companies doing business online. CertCo provides corporations, financial institutions, trading networks and governments with business solutions that enable them to safely conduct transactions over open networks - by allowing users to rely on the content, integrity and security of their electronic communications. The company offers a full suite of risk management and security services that leverages its thorough understanding and experience with business process, legal, technology and cryptography issues, as well as its deep and long-standing relationships with insurance and financial service providers. Based in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and privately held, CertCo also operates a research and development office in Cambridge, Mass. and has a European subsidiary based in London. More information is available at www.certco.com. Copyright (c) 2001 CertCo, Inc., 55 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 U.S.A. All rights reserved. CertCo, its logo, CertCo RMX RMX Remix (music) RMX RockMan X (video game) RMX RetailersMarketXchange RMX Reverse Mail eXchange RMX Remote Mail Exchange RMX Realtime Multitasking Executive RMX Reverse Mx RMX Real Music Jukebox , CertAuthority, CertValidator, CertSigner and/or other CertCo products and services referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of CertCo, Inc. All other company and/or product names are the property of their respective owners. |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion