Information Security Corporation and SPYRUS Announce Support for EES LYNKS Privacy Card in SecretAgent;.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 1997--Information Security Corporation (ISC (1) (Internet Systems Consortium, Redwood City, CA www.isc.org) An organization founded by Paul Vixie, Carl Malamud and Rick Adams in 1994 and later sponsored by UUNET and other Internet companies. ) and SPYRUS(R) announce support for the EES See Skipjack algorithm. LYNKS Privacy Card in the ISC SecretAgent(R) product. Information Security Corporation, the Deerfield, Ill., developer of the popular SecretAgent data security software, announces that it plans to support the Spyrus EES Lynks Privacy Card in its SecretAgent product. The current version of the program (v3.14) is marketed worldwide by AT&T. AT&T's SecretAgent is a hybrid public-key encryption (cryptography) public-key encryption - (PKE, Or "public-key cryptography") An encryption scheme, introduced by Diffie and Hellman in 1976, where each person gets a pair of keys, called the public key and the private key. utility that provides encryption and digital signature features to any application. SecretAgent has been widely applauded as one of the most versatile and comprehensive public key-based security clients on the market. In September, 1996 it received the Mobile Office Magazine "First Class Award" for best encryption software Encryption software is software whose main task is encryption and decryption of data, usually in the form of files on hard drives and removable media, email messages, or in the form of packets sent over computer networks. product. It will work with any application or e-mail program and is shipped with direct tie-ins for MS-Mail, MS-Exchange, Novell Groupwise(TM), and macros for MS Word and WordPerfect. SecretAgent offers the user a choice of DES, triple DES, or a proprietary 56 bit exportable algorithm for bulk encryption, and the ability to generate either 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. or DSA (1) (Directory Server Agent) An X.500 program that looks up the address of a recipient in a Directory Information Base (DIB), also known as white pages. It accepts requests from the Directory User Agent (DUA) counterpart in the workstation. keys for digital signatures. Now, with the addition of support for the EES LYNKS Privacy Card, SecretAgent can offer a higher assurance security solution for its users. SecretAgent is available for the widest range of operating systems with friendly graphical user interfaces and complete interoperability across platforms. Currently supported platforms include: Windows 95, NT and 3.1; Apple Macintosh; SunOS 4.1.x; Solaris 2.x; HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. ; Silicon Graphics IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. ; and RS-6000 AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. . "We have worked hard to make SecretAgent a product that supports multiple algorithms, multiple platforms, and multiple tokens," said Tom Venn, President of ISC. "The Spyrus EES Lynks Privacy Card is rapidly becoming the most popular PC security token in use today. We look forward to working with Spyrus to provide our mutual customers with the finest token-based application solution on the market today," Venn said. "We are extremely pleased that ISC has chosen to integrate support for the EES LYNKS Privacy Card in SecretAgent," according to Sue Pontius, 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. and founder of SPYRUS. "The fact that ISC recognizes the added security provided by hardware tokens substantiates their position as a forward thinking market leader in the data security arena. The combination of SecretAgent and an EES Lynks Privacy Card will provide the most comprehensive end-user security package available on the market today." The SPYRUS EES Lynks Privacy Card is a tamper-resistant PC card that can store and manage up to 50 X.509 public key certificates and associated private keys. This card can be used to simultaneously support key/certificate management for applications such as: SET and other payment schemes, S/MIME See MIME. , SLL SLL In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Sierra Leone Leone. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. , and other Internet/WWW based security-critical applications. The EES Lynks Privacy Card can be viewed as a truly multifunction, high-assurance, high-capacity processing and storage platform for all desktop and server security-critical applications, including certification authority implementations. ISC plans to add support for the EES Lynks Privacy Card in SecretAgent by March of this year. The suggested retail price for SecretAgent is currently $179.95. Government pricing and quantity and site license discounts are also available. ISC plans to work with Spyrus to offer customers a bundled price for SecretAgent and the EES LYNKS Privacy Card under the product name Security-In-A- Box(TM): Traveling User Edition. For more information contact Tom Feely at 847/405-0500. About SPYRUS SPYRUS is a leading provider of high-assurance hardware cryptographic products that are Algorithm Agile(TM) and form factor independent. SPYRUS' products provide encryption, digital signature, access control, and metering solutions for Corporate IS, WWW/Internet and Intranet Applications, Electronic Commerce, and Government applications. The Company's core products are built around its SPEX/(TM) library, a host-based API that supports application integration with a suite of hardware cryptographic products. SPYRUS cryptographic products are intended for use with security-sensitive applications; protocols such as SET, 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. , and S/MIME; and Microsoft(R) Authenticode(TM) technology. The Company's products are used with a variety of certificate authority products to provide critical infrastructure support for issuance and management of a deployed hardware token community. Founded in 1992, SPYRUS is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. and has branch offices in Columbia, Maryland and Waltham, Mass. About INFORMATION SECURITY CORPORATION Information Security Corporation is a leading provider of public-key based toolkits and client solutions. The Company's products provide customers with encryption, key exchange, digital signature, and message authentication features. The Company's products are used widely throughout the U.S. Federal Government and through AT&T are employed extensively in Fortune 500 Corporations. Founded in 1989, Information Security Corporation is headquartered in Deerfield, Ill. -0- Note To Editors: SPYRUS(R) is a registered trademark of SPYRUS. SPEX/(TM), Algorithm Agile(TM), LYNKS Privacy Card(TM), and Security-In-A-Box(TM) are trademarks of SPYRUS. SecretAgent(R) is a registered trademark of Information Security Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Spyrus Charlie Scruggs, 410/964-6400 Email: info@spyrus.com WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. : http://www.spyrus.com |
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