RADGUARD cIPro Certified IPSec Interoperable by ICSA.net Under Enhanced Criteria; Version 1.0A Criteria Calls for Tighter Security and Improved Interoperability.Business Editors & High-tech Writers BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2000 RADGUARD, the leading provider of e-business enabling secure VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. solutions, announced today that the company's award-winning VPN product family, cIPro, has received IPSec certification by ICSA See TruSecure. .net, the 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. company, under Version 1.0A Criteria. RADGUARD products are among the first to be certified under the new criteria. "ICSA is pleased to announce that RADGUARD has received certification in this round of IPSec product testing. The criteria is significantly more stringent and addresses more IPSec features, resulting in the most robust IPSec interoperability testing to date," said George Japak, vice president of ICSA Labs. "RADGUARD's commitment to these certification processes demonstrates the company's dedication to continually improving secure electronic communications." Each of ICSA's certification programs provides assurance that products reduce security risks consistent with a set of industry-accepted criteria. RADGUARD was also among the first companies to receive earlier Version 1.0 Criteria certification. "RADGUARD's certification in this round of testing, along with our IPSec Developers Forum, is further evidence of our leadership in IPSec standards development, compliance and improvement," said Patrick McHugh, president of RADGUARD, Inc. "As the only company providing IPSec for both 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. and German automotive exchanges, RADGUARD will continue to take part in programs with ICSA.net, as well as participate in industry initiatives to further improve secure electronic communications." Version 1.0A certified products meet all Version 1.0 criteria plus additional requirements for hashing, entity identification, ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. Null mode and more advanced testing of lifetimes, packet fragmentation handling, replay protection, padding and perfect forward secrecy In an authenticated key-agreement protocol that uses public key cryptography, perfect forward secrecy (or PFS) is the property that disclosure of the long-term secret keying material that is used to derive an agreed ephemeral key does not compromise the secrecy of agreed (PFS PFS, n post facilitation stretch; therapeutic approach utilized during proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in which the patient begins the stretch midway between the fully relaxed and fully stretched position and uses maximum level of effort to ). About ICSA.net ICSA.net is an industry leader in the growth and improvement of Internet security. ICSA.net offers TruSecure security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the as well as multi-vendor, cross-industry product certification Product certification or product qualification is the process of certifying that a certain product has passed performance and/or quality assurance tests or qualification requirements stipulated in regulations such as a building code and nationally accredited test standards, programs. ICSA.net helps businesses reduce their information security risks, and enables the expansion of Internet technology implementation. ICSA Labs, a division of ICSA.net, facilitates information interchange among industry experts, manufacturers and developers of information security products. ICSA Labs manages product consortia, and provides testing to increase product quality and enhance computer and network security. Information Security magazine, published monthly by ICSA.net, is the industry's leading source for news, analysis, insight and commentary on today's infosecurity marketplace. About RADGUARD Since 1994, RADGUARD has been an international leader in the secure e-business market, involved in some of the largest VPN installations around the world. RADGUARD's products, all of which are based on industry standards, use dedicated hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. that provide the best performance and most robust security for a complete enterprise solution. Committed to service, support and reliability, RADGUARD provides 24x7 worldwide support for its product line and works with some of the world's leading distributors, resellers and systems integrators. United States-based RADGUARD Inc. is headquartered in Bedford and international RADGUARD Ltd. headquarters are based in Tel Aviv, Israel. More information about RADGUARD can be found at www.radguard.com. Note to Editors: RADGUARD is a trademark of RADGUARD Ltd. cIPro is a registered trademark of RADGUARD Ltd. Other product and company names mentioned may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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