Digital Equipment Corporation, Competitive Automation To Display Secure DHCP At TCP/IP Expo, Aug. 8-10; Technology Simplifies Addition of Devices to Networks, Enhances Security for Network Systems Administrators.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 1, 1995--Digital Equipment Corporation and Competitive Automation will demonstrate the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (protocol) Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - (DHCP) A protocol that provides a means to dynamically allocate IP addresses to computers on a local area network. The system administrator assigns a range of IP addresses to DHCP and each client computer on the LAN has its TCP/IP (DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Software that automatically assigns temporary IP addresses to client stations logging into an IP network. It eliminates having to manually assign permanent "static" IP addresses. DHCP software runs in servers and routers. ) Aug 8-10, at TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. Expo, in San Jose. DHCP is a standards-based technology that automates the addition or relocation of devices in TCP/IP networks. The configuration of computers and peripherals for TCP/IP networks is a straightforward but cumbersome process. It can take up to 20 minutes per machine to accomplish this task manually. DHCP eliminates the manual steps, including the built-in delay waiting for the systems administrator to arrive and configure each machine. Digital's DHCP implementation is noteworthy for its security features, which correct perceived shortcomings of the standard. There has been concern that DHCP servers could issue IP addresses to non-authorized users. Digital resolves this concern by enabling the administrator to restrict address assignment to only authorized machines. Digital has licensed both the server and client components of DHCP from Competitive Automation. "Networks were designed for access, which is just the opposite notion of security," said Laird McCulloch, president of Competitive Automation, Menlo Park, California Menlo Park is a city in San Mateo County, California in the United States of America. It is located at latitude 37°29' North, longitude 122°9' East. Menlo Park had 30,785 inhabitants as of the 2000 U.S. Census. . "With the spread of the Internet and corporate TCP/IP networks, security considerations play a larger part in making information available to widespread users and applications." McCulloch sits on the DHCP security subcommittee of the Internet Engineering Task Force (c/o Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), Reston, VA, www.ietf.org) Founded in 1986, the IETF is a non-membership, open, voluntary standards organization dedicated to identifying problems and opportunities in IP data networks and proposing technical solutions to the (IETF See Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force ), which is responsible for the DHCP standard. Aside from the technology which Digital has licensed, Competitive Automation will also offer an advanced DHCP server which will authenticate address assignments using 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. public key encryption See public key cryptography. technology. The company has licensed its DHCP technology to several computer, software, and peripherals manufacturers in the U.S. and Asia. McCulloch said that Digital is the first company to license Competitive Automation's secure DHCP solution. Digital Equipment Corporation is the world's leader in open client/server solutions from personal computing to integrated worldwide information systems. Digital's scalable Alpha platforms, storage, networking, software and services, together with industry-focused solutions from business partners, help organizations compete and win in today's global marketplace. Competitive Automation is a four-year-old software development company headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The company specializes in DHCP technology, which simplifies TCP/IP network administration. -0- Digital, DEC, and the Digital logo are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. CONTACT: Laird McCulloch (415-321-4006) Ed Bride (413-442-7718) |
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