Chrysalis-ITS corrects and replaces previous announcement.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Chrysalis-ITS announces agreements with Netscape, Entrust, and Odyssey to integrate Luna Encryption Token SAN FRANCISCO--Jan. 28, 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 The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. technology -- an agreement with Entrust Technologies, Inc., under which Chrysalis chrysalis (krĭs`əlĭs): see pupa. 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 (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. PKCS (Public Key Cryptography Standards) Specifications from RSA Laboratories for various techniques used with RSA public key cryptography. With cooperation from security experts worldwide, PKCS #1 covers the RSA standard itself. #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 (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 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 Communicator and Netscape Enterprise Server A Web server from Netscape that runs under NT, Solaris and HP-UX. It supports JavaServer Pages (JSP) technology, Java servlets and Server-Side JavaScript (SSJS). It was superseded by iPlanet Web Server and renamed again in 2002 as Sun ONE Web 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 Communicator 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 (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. 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 (processor) Reduced Instruction Set Computer - (RISC) A processor whose design is based on the rapid execution of a sequence of simple instructions rather than on the provision of a large variety of complex instructions (as in a Complex Instruction Set Computer). (RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. ) 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 GESC Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd. (Mumbai, India) ) token for Canadian government agencies, including the Canadian Department of National Defence, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Royal Canadian Mounted Police, constabulary organized (1873) as the Northwest Mounted Police to bring law and order to the Canadian west. In 1920 the name was changed to the present title. , and the Canadian Communications Security Establishment Noun 1. Communications Security Establishment - Canadian agency that gathers communications intelligence and assist law enforcement and security agencies CSE international intelligence agency - an intelligence agency outside the United States . 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 SVPN Secure Virtual Private Network , and Certificate Management systems. Chrysalis products are based on industry standards and conform to RSA PKCS-11. Chrysalis products are validated to the NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. 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 CONTACTS: Benita Baker Edgar E. Geithner, APR APR See: Annual Percentage Rate Chrysalis-ITS gm marketing communications 613-731-6788 ext. 127 508-875-3821 bbaker@chrysalis-its.com gdotm@ultranet.com |
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