Chrysalis-ITS Luna SA First HSM to be Entrust Ready for Entrust Authority Security Manager 7.0.

High-Tech Writers

OTTAWA, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 2003

Chrysalis-ITS, the leading provider of hardware security modules, servers and appliances, announces that its Luna SA, and Luna CA3 products are the first hardware security modules (HSM) to achieve Entrust Ready(TM) status for compatibility and interoperability with Entrust Authority(TM) Security Manager 7.0 software. This, the most recent in a long history of Entrust Ready certificates awarded to Chrysalis-ITS, demonstrates the tight integration and ongoing commitment by Chrysalis-ITS to support Entrust's advanced security product portfolio.

Entrust Authority, the backbone of Entrust's identity and security management offerings, is the market-leading Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), and manages the full lifecycle of Digital Identities required to transparently deliver accountability and privacy across governments and enterprises. Chrysalis-ITS' Luna SA and Luna CA3 HSMs have been fully integrated and tested with the latest release of Entrust Authority Security Manager, Version 7.0, to offload the root key functions from the software into a single tamper resistant hardware system, which can host up to 20 separately managed private root keys from multiple Entrust application servers, providing customers with a flexible, highly secure hardware-based key management and storage solution, with low cost and great ease of deployment

"Chrysalis-ITS has built a solid reputation as a premium supplier of hardware security products, and have always led the market in their integration with Entrust's evolving portfolio of digital identity software security applications," said Eric Skinner, vice-president of identity and security management solutions at Entrust. "Together with Entrust's identity and security management portfolio, Chrysalis-ITS' Luna SA delivers a cost-effective, high-performance security solution that can scale to meet the unique security configuration requirements of our government and enterprise customers."

"Since the beginning of our partnership in 1996, customers of Entrust and Chrysalis-ITS have benefited directly from our integrations - ensuring the integrity of their security architectures with offerings that minimize cost of ownership and maximize ease of use," said Randy Kun, vice-president of product management, Chrysalis-ITS. "The combination of Entrust Authority Security Manager 7.0 and Luna SA ensures that enterprises benefit from Entrust's improved privacy and audit capabilities and increased flexibility from Chrysalis-ITS via a convenient, yet highly-secure network connection, for the highest levels of secure key management."

The Luna SA from Chrysalis-ITS provides Entrust customers with secure shared access to critical encryption hardware over a TCP/IP network, while dramatically lowering the total cost of HSM ownership. As the world's first, and most advanced, HSM server, Luna SA also provides an unprecedented capability to be partitioned into multiple virtual HSMs to support independent applications, as well as providing complete hardware-based protection for millions of online user identities.

Entrust customers can manage Luna SA from remote locations because it is designed to securely communicate with supported applications across an Ethernet network. Unlike previous generation security devices which were directly attached to their clients, Network Trust Links(TM) permit the Luna SA to be shared between many client applications. Users can fully segregate the administration of sensitive cryptographic administration with up to 20 HSM Partitions. These partitions reduce the time and cost to deploy and manage multiple HSMs. HSM partitioning can also be used to offer shared acceleration for computationally intense cryptographic operations.

Protecting the cryptographic keys that underpin the foundation of Entrust's security offerings is a critical element in achieving the high levels of security demanded by businesses and governments around the world. Chrysalis-ITS and Entrust have collaborated in delivering integrated security solutions to numerous customers worldwide.

For further information on supported Chrysalis-ITS Entrust environments see: http://www.entrust.com/partners/profiles/chrysalis-its_inc.htm.

About Chrysalis-ITS

Chrysalis-ITS is a leading vendor of hardware security modules, servers and appliances to secure and accelerate online applications. Focused on performance, security and low deployment cost, Chrysalis-ITS products power security solutions for the world's leading financial institutions, service providers, and government agencies. Chrysalis-ITS is headquartered in Ottawa, with regional offices throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. The company website is www.chrysalis-its.com.

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