RSA BSAFE ENCRYPTION SOFTWARE EARNS FIPS 140-1 CERTIFICATION.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. BSAFE Crypto-J 3.3.3 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. has received validation that it conforms to the Federal In formation Processing Standards (FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) A series of publications issed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that specifies information security guidelines for federal government departments and agencies. ) 140-1 security requirements for cryptographic modules. FIPS 140 validation through the FIPS 140-1 Cryptographic Module Validation Program The Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) is a joint American and Canadian security accreditation program for cryptographic modules. The program is available to any vendors who seek to have their products certified for use by the U.S. is required before any technology vendor can provide federal departments and agencies with information technology products. This requirement ensures agencies use only tested cryptographic products and applications to protect sensitive information in their computer and telecommunications systems. With the FIPS validation, RSA BSAFE Crypto-J 3.3.3 licensees may use its FIPS-approved standard public-key encryption algorithms, symmetric encryption algorithms, message digest algorithms and other important security components to obtain FIPS 140-1 validation for their own products. The RSA BSAFE Crypto-J 3.3.3 validation removes many procurement and technology deployment barriers for third parties developing and selling secure software applications to U.S. and Canadian government agencies. As a result, independent software vendors (ISVs) that use the FIPS-validated RSA BSAFE Crypto-J 3.3.3 SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). can sell their Java-based products to federal agencies while reducing the significant expense and time of submitting their algorithms for FIPS validation. They can even avoid the FIPS 140 validation process for the application altogether by using the entire RSA BSAFE Crypto-J validated module. "The FIPS 140-1 validation is an important step for RSA BSAFE Crypto-J software because it provides a standard for federal organizations using security systems that provide protection for sensitive or valuable data designed for the Java environment," said Victor Chang, vice president of the Developer Solutions division at RSA Security. "This validation demonstrates RSA Security's commitment to provide advanced security technology to address our customers' requirements. Our encryption software is designed to provide all developers, including Java developers, with unmatched levels of quality and performance for their business applications." The RSA BSAFE line of security software is embedded in today's most successful Internet applications, including web browsers, wireless devices, commerce servers, operating systems, e-mail systems and virtual private network products. Built to provide implementations of standards such as 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. , S/MIME See MIME. , WTLS (Wireless Transport Layer Security) The security services in the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). WTLS is based on TLS, the landline version that is widely used on the Internet. , IPSec and PKCS (Public Key Cryptography Standards) Specifications from RSA Laboratories for various techniques used with RSA public key cryptography. With cooperation from security experts worldwide, PKCS #1 covers the RSA standard itself. , RSA BSAFE products can save developers time and reduce risk in their development schedules. About RSA Security Inc. RSA Security Inc., helps organizations build trusted e-business processes through its RSA SecurID two-factor authentication, RSA ClearTrust Web access management, RSA BSAFE encryption and RSA Keon digital certificate management product families. RSA Security can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.rsasecurity.com. For more information, call 408/727-0351. |
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