Chrysalis-ITS announces agreements with Netscape, Entrust, and Odyssey to integrate Luna Encryption Token.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 1997--RSA DATA SECURITY CONFERENCE--Chrysalis-ITS, of Ottawa, Ontario, developers of the Luna encryption token, today announced three new industry relationships. They are:

-- a joint development project with Netscape Communications, Inc., to incorporate Luna token technology into Netscape Web browser technology

-- an agreement with Entrust Technologies, Inc., under which Chrysalis and Entrust will cooperate in marketing the Luna token to Entrust customers.

-- an agreement with Odyssey Research Associates to provide Luna tokens for Odyssey's new Internet and intranet applications.

The announcements were made at the RSA Security Conference here. The Chrysalis Luna encryption token conforms to the RSA PKCS#11 standard.

"To successfully deploy a new generation of secure Internet commerce applications, some very fast-changing new technologies have to work together," said Steven Baker, President and CEO of Chrysalis-ITS. "That's why we are working to make sure we are in synch with, and have active partnerships with, organizations that are committed to make secure Internet commerce a reality."

New Netscape interface to support Luna

Netscape plans to develop an interface using RSA Data Security's PKCS #11 cryptography standard for Netscape client and server products. This interface will allow Netscape Communicatorand Netscape Enterprise Server to support the Chrysalis Luna token family, giving Netscape stronger and more portable authentication and encryption capabilities. The two companies intend to test each other's products to insure compatibility.

"Incorporating the PKCS #11 standard in Netscape's product line will let users plug a Luna token into Netscape Commander and more securely conduct transactions over the Internet and intranets," Chrysalis' Baker said. "Luna compatibility with Netscape products means Chrysalis will have a more secure, portable solution for companies and individuals needing a higher level of authentication and security when conducting business over the Internet."

"As a founding member of the Netscape Security Infrastructure Group, Chrysalis has played an instrumental role in contributing to Netscape's multi-platform security API (Application Programming Interface) architecture," said Eric Greenberg, Senior Security Product Manager at Netscape. "Chrysalis products are based on open standards, allowing them to be easily integrated into Netscape's client and server product line."

Luna passes Entrust interoperability tests

Chrysalis-ITS also announced its Luna encryption token has successfully passed a rigorous suite of interoperability tests executed by Entrust Technologies, Inc., and will work with the Entrust enterprise security software. Chrysalis and Entrust Technologies will cooperate in marketing the Luna token to Entrust customers.

"We're pleased to have achieved this integration of our products with Chrysalis," said Brad Ross, executive vice president, Entrust Technologies. "It lets us offer the added value of the Chrysalis token to the Entrust product. The Luna token provides added security beyond what can be achieved in software alone."

Oddyessy to incorporate Luna

Odyssey Research Associates, Inc., of Ithaca, NY, will incorporate Chrysalis' Luna encryption tokens in products now being developed for secure Web applications.

Peter Rukavena, Vice President of Marketing at Odyssey Research Associates, said, "We have a strong ongoing relationship with Chrysalis, and they have been working very closely with our engineering team to integrate Luna technology into our products." Odyssey Research Associates will introduce its first Luna token-based product, a hardware/software system for secure Internet and intranet applications, in the first half of 1997.

About the Luna token

The Chrysalis token is a cryptographic processor in a PCMCIA card format. It is about the size of a credit card, but thicker, and plugs into the standard PCMCIA slot in laptop computers and desktop systems equipped with PCMCIA readers. It has its own powerful processor and memory, and provides secure storage and management of encryption keys and algorithms, digital signatures, certificates, and passwords.

Several features separate the Chrysalis-designed token from similar devices. Its 32-bit Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) cryptographic processor and memory capacity of up to 16 Mbytes makes its operation transparent to users and executes security functions at high speed. The token's dual-port memory architecture sets up a data path that operates like a heat exchanger, in that messages are encrypted or decrypted without the algorithm ever being directly accessed by the computer.

In addition to the Luna token-PCMCIA, Chrysalis-ITS developed and manufactures the Government Electronic Security (GESC) token for Canadian government agencies, including the Canadian Department of National Defence, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the Canadian Communications Security Establishment.

About Chrysalis-ITS

Chrysalis-ITS, Inc., produces cryptographic tokens and accelerators that add value, improve the performance, and increase the security of Internet security applications. Chrysalis advanced cryptographic technology is integrated into the solutions of leading vendors of electronic commerce, SVPN, and Certificate Management systems. Chrysalis products are based on industry standards and conform to RSA PKCS-11.

Chrysalis products are validated to the NIST FIPS-140-1 standard -- the leading measurement of physical and logical security for cryptographic hardware. Chrysalis is located at Suite 200 380 Hunt Club Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1V 1C1 Canada. For more information on Chrysalis ITS and the Luna Token product family, visit the corporate web site at http://www.chrysalis-its.com

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