Chrysalis-ITS Goes Wireless, Collaborating With Certicom to Deliver a New Version of Luna CA3, Which Enables Secure Transactions for Wireless Devices.Business Editors SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2000 CHRYSALIS-ITS PKS PKS Penalty Kicks Saved (soccer; goalie save) PKS Partai Keadilan Sejahtera (Indonesia) PKS Phi Kappa Sigma (international male fraternity) PKS Pallister-Killian Syndrome 2000, Flagship 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 Hardware Security Modules from Chrysalis-ITS Provide Solid Wireless Infrastructure for Certicom. Certicom (Nasdaq:CERT)(TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :CIC CIC circulating immune complexes. CIC Circulating immune complexes. See Immune complexes. ) and Chrysalis-ITS today announced that they have entered into an agreement which delivers an elliptic el·lip·tic or el·lip·ti·cal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having the shape of an ellipse. 2. Containing or characterized by ellipsis. 3. a. curve-based hardware security module for Certicom's high security wireless Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Certicom's MobileTrust(TM) managed CA service (http://www.chrysalis-its.com/news/partner_releases.html), launched today at the Certicom PKS event in San Jose, will include an optimized version of Luna CA3, the industry's most widely used key management system. Luna CA3-ECC has been enhanced with Certicom's elliptic curve cryptography See ECC. (ECC (1) (Error-Correcting Code) A type of memory that corrects errors on the fly. See ECC memory. (2) (Elliptic Curve Cryptography) A public key cryptography method that provides fast decryption and digital signature processing. ) protocol, to strengthen the security of Certicom's MobileTrust CA service, ensuring best practices for wireless digital certificate issuance. Under the terms of the agreement, Luna CA3-ECC will be available directly from Certicom. Use of ECC asymmetric encryption See public key cryptography. means the security technology is optimized for a constrained environment, giving the software a smaller key size and a more efficient algorithm, ideal for handheld and other devices. The combined solution ensures that end users have a solid security infrastructure for handling thousands of wireless transactions. "Certicom and Chrysalis-ITS are ensuring that the best practices for protecting sensitive keying data in the networked world are also applied to the wireless space," said Richard Depew, executive vice president, Certicom. "We've selected Luna CA3, because it is the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for root key protection in the wired PKI industry and it now has been optimized with Certicom's elliptic curve cryptography, making it ideal for hardware protection in wireless PKI." "Chrysalis-ITS is pleased Certicom has selected Luna CA3 as its hardware security module for wireless PKI. We're meeting our goal of enabling partners and the wireless industry to ensure mobile commerce systems have the highest level of integrity and security," said Steve Baker Steve Baker (born September 8, 1978 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer who is a defender and currently plays for Gateshead. Baker has played for a number of clubs including Middlesbrough, Huddersfield Town, Darlington, Hartlepool and , President 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. , Chrysalis-ITS. "Working with Certicom, we are addressing the changing needs of our customers and the marketplace by keeping communications and transactions in both wired and wireless networks safe from compromise." Certicom's MobileTrust has already gained widespread support from industry leaders who are working with MobileTrust to enable tomorrow's cutting edge wireless solutions. These companies include 724 Solutions, Aether Systems, MoneyStream, QUALCOMM, Sybase, Research In Motion, Sony and ePocrates, an organization in the healthcare sector that will administer prescriptions via PDA's (Personal Digital Assistant), which will be embedded with digital certificates issued on the Luna CA3-ECC signing engine for MobileTrust. The integrated solution from Certicom and Chrysalis chrysalis (krĭs`əlĭs): see pupa. will be on display in Certicom's booth at the PKS 2000 Conference in San Jose, September 19-21. About Luna CA3-ECC Validated 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. 140-1 Level 3, Luna CA3 is one of the most secure and trusted hardware root-key management products in the PKI market. The product has now been optimized with Certicom's ECC technology making it ideal for wireless digital certificate issuance. By offloading sensitive cryptographic processing - key generation, verification, storage, signing and back up - from the CA server, private and sensitive keys are always safe from compromise. Pricing and Availability The Luna CA3-ECC version is now available through Certicom as an integral component of both the MobileTrust CA service, and the Trust Point product. For information on pricing, please contact Certicom at 510.780.5400 or visit their website at www.certicom.com/mobiletrust. Chrysalis-ITS and Certicom will continue to collaborate on future wireless security products. About Chrysalis-ITS Chrysalis-ITS, Inc. is a global leader in building Ultimate Trust(TM) systems and semiconductors that power e-business security. Chrysalis-ITS' industry leading Luna family of products accelerate virtual private networking and provide secure key management capabilities for organizations with high volume sensitive transactions. Chrysalis-ITS secures e-business transactions and communications over wired and wireless networks. Chrysalis-ITS customers include many of the world's leading financial institutions, service providers and government agencies. Chrysalis-ITS products are delivered through a global network of distributors and value-added resellers. Founded in 1994, Chrysalis-ITS is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, with offices in London, UK; Boston MA, and Mountain View, CA. About Certicom Certicom is an 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. company specializing in solutions for mobile computing and wireless data applications. Major computing and communications companies such as BellSouth Wireless Data, Motorola, Palm, Inc., Pitney Bowes, QUALCOMM, Research In Motion and Sony use Certicom's technology to enable secure e-commerce transactions and enterprise applications. Certicom is a leading source for a complete range of security products and services, including cryptographic toolkits, security protocols, PKI and VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. products and professional services. Certicom's headquarters and worldwide sales and marketing operations are based in the Silicon Valley in Hayward, California, with cryptographic research and product development in Toronto, Canada. For more information, visit Certicom's Web site at http://www.certicom.com. Certicom and MobileTrust(TM) are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Certicom Corp. All other companies and products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Chrysalis-ITS, Chrysalis-ITS logo and Luna are a trademarks or registered trademarks of Chrysalis-ITS, Inc. Except for historical information contained herein, this press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially. Factors that might cause a difference include, but are not limited to, those relating to the acceptance of mobile and wireless devices and the continued growth of e-commerce and m-commerce (mobile e-commerce), the increase of the demand for mutual authentication in m-commerce transactions, the acceptance of Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) technology as an industry standard, the market acceptance of our principle products and sales of our customer's products, the impact of competitive products and technologies, the possibility of our products infringing patents and other intellectual property of third parties, and costs of product development. Certicom will not update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof. More detailed information about potential factors that could affect Certicom's financial results is included in the documents Certicom files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Canadian securities regulatory authorities including Certicom's current Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. . |
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