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nCipher plc developer of security products for e-commerce, and PKI applications, has partnered with Cryptomathic to deliver a next generation security infrastructure solution for payment systems based on nCipher's new Secure Execution Engines (SEE) and CodeSafe Developer Kit. The process used by banks and payment systems to secure PIN-based transactions will be secured by an end-to-end encryption solution which securely distributes cryptographic keys from a centralised Key Management Centre (KMC) to a network of ATMs. This new security infrastructure builds on a key management application developed by Cryptomathic.

Using nCipher's new SEE technology, Cryptomathic has increased the level of assurance by implementing critical security protocols, which use signed and encrypted messages, inside a tamper-resistant hardware security module (HSM). In effect, SEE closes a major security gap by locking away critical computer logic in a 'strong box' where application processes can be automated, executed securely and guarantee that associated keys can only be used by that logic.

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