Mocana Announces Embedded SSH and RADIUS Clients; Best-in Class Solutions for Embedded Device Security to Authenticate and Authorize Access to Voice, Video and Data.

MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Mocana Corporation, developer of low-latency security solutions for voice, video and data networks, today announced the addition of Embedded SSH and RADIUS Clients to the Embedded Security Suite. Mocana delivers industry-leading security with unsurpassed ease-of-use, flexibility and performance.

"It is mission critical for connected devices and applications to be secure. The importance of these devices and applications to many business processes can't be underestimated -- if security is compromised, everything else is at risk," said James Blaisdell, CTO of Mocana. "As a result, more robust security is being demanded as a 'must have' by the marketplace."

Mocana's Embedded Security Suite is sold as individual software components or as a bundle designed to secure communications to, from and between any embedded networked nodes over any wireless or physical network. Mocana's software is optimized for embedded systems and not based on large, slow open source code. Mocana software is designed with ease of install and use in mind:

--Simple and easy-to-use API -- ease of use and ease of installation built in from the start

--All the complexity of cryptography is hidden; no deep domain knowledge is needed

--Multiple cryptographic algorithms supported; maximum security available

Mocana Embedded SSH Client

The Mocana Embedded SSH Client is small footprint, high performance software that resides on a device to allow secure Telnet communications between a device and any other device or back end SSH management console or SFTP Server. Embedded SSH provides strong authentication and secure communications over insecure channels.

Features

Small footprint, fault tolerant 

--Minimized memory footprint -- Approximately 70KB code in ROM; also minimized in heap (active code), AND stack space

--Zero threading: Only active when called upon, lightens CPU utilization, less context switching time, further reduces memory usage

--Coded in fast ANSI-C

--Fully reentrant code: Robust architecture prevents crashes due to deadlocks and race conditions

--CPU architecture independent, support for over 12 operating systems.

--No operating system required

--Full source code license

Mocana RADIUS Client

The Mocana RADIUS Client implements a client/server mechanism that enables devices to communicate with a central server to authenticate users and authorize their access to the requested system or service. Being able to centralize authentication and administration is especially attractive for embedded devices that need to verify user credentials and authorize users, without having to maintain and administer a database of sensitive user information.

When used in conjunction with protocols that secure the network path, such as Mocana SSH, Mocana RADIUS Client provides a powerful, yet simple mechanism to authenticate and authorize access to voice, video and data network equipment and network services.

Features

Fully compliant and fully featured

--RFC compliant, interoperability tested

--Supports RADIUS accounting

--Includes password-based authentication client

--Built-in authentication with PAP, CHAP

--Supports challenge-response

--Dynamic shutdown and restart

--Can be used stand alone or with network security protocols

--Full source code license

Availability

Mocana RADIUS and SSH clients are generally available. An evaluation version of the software can be requested at http://www.mocana.com/evaluate.html.

In addition, Mocana ships an Embedded SSH Server, an Embedded SSL/TLS Server, an Embedded SSL/TLS Client and Embedded IPsec and IKE. All solutions are available either separately or as a package that forms the Mocana Embedded Security Suite. All solutions are standards based, have an asynchronous core and are developed with ease of use and performance in mind. All are developed from the ground up for embedded systems and come with Mocana's comprehensive support and maintenance.

About Mocana Corporation

Mocana Corporation develops low-latency security solutions for voice, video and data networks. The Company provides complete security solutions to top device manufacturers that deliver industry-leading performance, ease-of-use, and flexibility. Mocana's security software is used today by industry leaders in mission-critical environments and is ideally suited to a range of industries including VoIP, IP video, aerospace and defense, industrial automation and control, automotive, consumer electronics and retail point-of-sale. Mocana's current customers are projected to ship millions of embedded systems that contain Mocana software through 2005, and include Nortel Networks, AMX Corporation, Centillium Communications, and RADVISION. The privately-held company is headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA. For more information, visit www.mocana.com.