Cryptoflex Smart Cards for Windows 2000 Available Worldwide via Schlumberger Web Store.Business/Technology Editors CardTech/SecurTech 2000 MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2000 Innovative Plug-and-Play Network Security Solution Enables Client Authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. , Log-on and E-Mail The US Department of Commerce has granted Schlumberger permission to export Cryptoflex(TM) smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. and related software manufactured in the US, including the brand new plug-and-play version for Windows 2000. These smart cards -- which provide exceptionally powerful security capabilities for network access and e-mail -- may now be purchased via the web at www.cardstore.slb.com. Following "Retail Classification" by the US, Cryptoflex cards are now available to users worldwide, with the exception of embargoed countries. The latest member of the family -- Cryptoflex for Windows 2000 -- is a plug-and-play accessory that enables organizations to secure the Windows 2000 built-in public key infrastructure. PC/SC-compatible Cryptoflex middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a is already integrated into Windows 2000, so no extra software is required to use this powerful form of protection. Schlumberger Cryptoflex smart cards provide PC users with ultra-secure digital credentials Digital credentials are meant to be the digital equivalent of paper based credentials. Just as an example a paper based credential could be a passport, a Driver's license, a membership certificate or some kind of ticket to obtain some service, like a cinema ticket or a public , plus the ability to encrypt See encryption. communications using DES 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. keys of up to 1024 bits. In the Windows 2000 environment, Cryptoflex can be used to replace password-based systems and their low level of security, so users no longer need to remember multiple passwords because they can use a single PIN instead. The standard Windows 2000 log-on dialog box A movable window that is displayed on screen in response to the user selecting a menu option. It provides the current status and available options for a particular feature in the program. automatically changes to give users the option to log-on using a Cryptoflex for Windows 2000 smart card instead of the conventional username The name you use to identify yourself when logging into a computer system or online service. Both a username (user ID) and a password are required. In an Internet e-mail address, the username is the left part before the @ sign. For example, KARENB is the username in karenb@mycompany. and password. Users can also configure Windows 2000 so that removing the card either locks the computer or automatically logs the user out. Corporate information is thus significantly better protected. Cryptoflex smart cards additionally enable Outlook users to securely sign, encrypt and decrypt To convert secretly coded data (encrypted data) back into its original form. Contrast with encrypt. See plaintext and cryptography. e-mails, assuring the confidentiality and integrity of messages, especially as they transit in the network. Unauthorized individuals cannot intercept and read the encrypted e-mails, and message content cannot be altered during transmission. Neither can the message sender deny or repudiate TO REPUDIATE. To repudiate a right is to express in a sufficient manner, a determination not to accept it, when it is offered. 2. He who repudiates a right cannot by that act transfer it to another. a transaction, an essential requirement for e-business. The sender and recipient of a message can also verify each other's identity. Users only need to click on the icons, and Outlook with Cryptoflex for Windows 2000 automatically accesses the public key certificates on the card, and transparently manages the security task. Cryptoflex cards may be used with any PC/SC-compatible reader, such as the Schlumberger Reflex(TM) range with its choice of serial or 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. interfaces. These readers are plug-and-play compatible with Windows 2000. Schlumberger Cryptoflex cards add a further level of security to a 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 infrastructure since they protect the stored private key and certificate with a PIN, and incorporate a built-in mathematical co-processor to support the rapid execution of on-chip cryptography. The private keys stored in the card can be very long and sophisticated, essentially behaving like extremely long passwords towards the applications, much longer than a regular user could ever remember. This processor enables Cryptoflex to perform security-critical computation internally -- keeping the private key hidden at all times. The US classification allows Cryptoflex cards to be exported worldwide, except to the embargoed countries of Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Serbia, Sudan, Syria and the Taliban controlled parts of Afghanistan. For further information on Cryptoflex access: www.cryptoflex.slb.com. About Schlumberger Schlumberger is the leading provider of smart card-based solutions worldwide. Drawing on 20 years experience in pioneering smart card innovations, Schlumberger is continuing to evolve the new generation of smart cards, parking terminals, ticketing machines, payphones, banking terminals, servers, software, applications and systems integration that will play a key role in the 21st century's digital age. Additional information is available at http://www.slb.com/smartcards. Schlumberger Test & Transactions provides smart card-based solutions; semiconductor equipment and services; and corporate IP and network solutions to customers throughout the world. It is a business unit of Schlumberger Limited, an $8.4 billion global technology services company. Note to Editors: Cryptoflex and Reflex are trademarks of Schlumberger. |
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