Entrust Technologies Delivers Increased Trust for e-Business Through Support for Microsoft Products.Business Editors SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2000 ENTRUST(NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ENTU) RSA Conference The RSA Conference is a Cryptography-related conference held annually in the San Francisco Bay Area. The RSA Conference started in 1991 as a forum for cryptographers to gather and share the latest knowledge and advancements in the area of Internet security. 2000. Entrust Announces Broad Support for Windows 2000; Entrust.net(tm) First to Support Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. 5 Automated Validity Check for e-Commerce Web Sites. Entrust(r) Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTU), the global leader in solutions that bring trust to e-business, today announced its support of Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2000 and Internet Explorer 5.0 through its industry-leading software solutions, Entrust/PKI(tm) 5.0, Entrust/Desktop Solutions 5.0, and, Entrust.net(tm). With today's announcement, Entrust extends the reach of trusted e-Business security solutions for business-to-business and business-to-consumer transactions through strong support for Entrust/PKI 5.0 on the Windows 2000 platform, and its built-in 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 capabilities. By supporting Windows 2000, Entrust has added unparalleled platform support to its breadth of secure solutions for both wired and wireless environments. Entrust.net is also the first and only major certificate provider to support Internet Explorer's capability to check online certificate revocation The recall of some power or authority that has been granted. Revocation by the act of a party is intentional and voluntary, such as when a person cancels a Power of Attorney that he has given or a will that he has written. status. This capability delivers added confidence and security directly to consumers when conducting transactions over the Internet. Consumers using Microsoft's Internet Explorer 5 will directly benefit from a seamless automatic check of the validity of Entrust.net-secured Web sites and Web server certificates. Together, Microsoft's browser capability and Entrust.net's support of revocation checking means reduced risk of fraud in e-business transactions and increased protection for consumer and e-businesses on the Internet "Microsoft is committed to keeping customers' information secure, and, by supporting the unique server certificate revocation checking feature in Internet Explorer and Windows 2000, Entrust.net Web server certificates are enhancing Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. , thus strengthening the trust relationship between the consumer and e-businesses," said Shanen Boettcher, product manager, Windows 2000 Server at Microsoft Corp. "We are excited to see Entrust.net embracing PKI innovation and delivering a secure computing For the general concept, see . Secure Computing Corporation, or SCC, is a public company (NASDAQ: SCUR) that develops and sells computer security products, such as:
"We're pleased to extend our commitment to providing the most comprehensive PKI solutions on the market for Microsoft platforms," said Bob Heard, senior vice-president, marketing and business development, Entrust Technologies Inc. "The continuation of our interoperability work with Microsoft, and the achievement of being the first to support revocation checking within Internet Explorer 5, provides e-businesses with additional opportunities to use trusted transactions to improve their business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-commerce initiatives." Entrust Support for Windows 2000 Entrust/Desktop Solutions 5.0 (which shipped in November 1999) runs on the Windows 2000 platform todayEntrust customers can use Entrust digital certificates with the security capabilities of Microsoft applications, and co-exist seamlessly with certificates issued by Microsoft software. For business-to-business environments where secure email and networking is essential, Entrust and Microsoft security infrastructures can be cross-certified, enabling automatic trust between users in different organizations. Support for cross-certification streamlines organizational growth, since Entrust/PKI 5.0 customers who merge with or aquire other companies that are using Windows 2000, will be able to quickly and seamlessly link the respective PKIs without having to re-issue digital certificates to employees and partners. Entrust.net Support for Internet Explorer 5 Online CRL CRL - Carnegie Representation Language. Carnegie Group, Inc. Frame language derived from SRL. Written in Common LISP. Used in the product Knowledge Craft. Checking A Web server certificate provides a means for securing transactions between an e-business and a user who connects to its Web site. However, the information contained in a certificate can be revoked at any point during its lifetime. A Web server certificate can be revoked because the private key has been lost or stolen, the password that protects the private key has been compromised, the contents of the certificate are no longer valid (for example, the company has changed its name), or the certificate is being misused. Revocation checking is analogous to the validity checks performed on credit cards during purchase transactions. Through Entrust.net's support for Internet Explorer 5's certificate revocation checking capability, browser users are immediately notified whenever they connect to a Web server whose certificate is revoked. About Entrust.net(tm) Entrust.net strengthens and extends Entrust Technologies' leadership position in delivering trust solutions for e-business transactions by offering Web server certificates to e-business merchants and retailers. These certificates enable Web sites to conduct trusted e-commerce transactions with clients using the Secure Sockets Layer (networking, security) Secure Sockets Layer - (SSL) A protocol designed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide secure communications over the Internet using asymmetric key encryption. (SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) The leading security protocol on the Internet. Developed by Netscape, SSL is widely used to do two things: to validate the identity of a Web site and to create an encrypted connection for sending credit card and other personal data. ) protocol. Entrust.net Web server certificates are equally effective in securing intranets, extranets and other public networks. For more information please visit http://www.entrust.net. About Entrust Technologies Entrust Technologies Inc. is the global leader in providing products and services that allow e-businesses to manage trusted, secure electronic transactions Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) is a standard protocol for securing credit card transactions over insecure networks, specifically, the Internet. SET is not itself a payment system, but rather a set of security protocols and formats that enables users to employ the existing over today's advanced networks, including the Internet, extranets and intranets. Since 1994, Entrust Technologies has been providing award-winning solutions to global enterprises, government entities, small to mid-sized businesses and individuals. Over four million Entrust Technologies users have been licensed with digital certificates to date. Entrust Technologies Inc. is headquartered in Plano, Texas Plano (IPA: /ˈpleɪnoʊ/) is a wealthy suburb of Dallas, Texas, located to the north, mainly within Collin County, but also extending into Denton County. According to the 2000 U.S. with offices in Canada, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany and Japan. For additional company information please visit http://www.entrust.com. In the United States, Entrust is a registered trademark of Entrust Technologies Inc. In Canada, Entrust Technologies is a registered trademark of Entrust Technologies Limited. All Entrust product names are trademarks of Entrust Technologies. 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