SSH Enhances the Industry-leading IPSEC Internet Security Toolkit.Business Editors/High Tech Writers HELSINKI, Finland & PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2002 SSH Communications Security SSH Communications Security is a Finnish company that is based in Helsinki and was founded by Tatu Ylönen in 1995. It is known as the original developer of the Secure Shell protocol and it currently has about 80 employees. (HEX:SSH (Secure SHell) A security protocol for logging into a remote server. SSH provides an encrypted session for transferring files and executing server programs. Also serving as a secure client/server connection for applications such as database access and e-mail, SSH supports a 1V), a world-leading developer of 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. solutions, today announced SSH IPSEC Express(TM) 5.0, adding enhanced functionality to its award-winning IPSec Toolkit family. SSH's security toolkits, growing and evolving since February 1998, implement IPSec (Internet Protocol Security), IKE (Internet Key Exchange Internet key exchange (IKE) is the protocol used to set up a security association (SA) in the IPsec protocol suite. Overview IKE is defined in RFC 2407, RFC 2408 and RFC 2409. IKEv2 is defined in RFC 4306. ) and 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 (Public Key Infrastructure) standards to bring strong, cryptographic security to IP-based networks. SSH IPSEC Express 5.0 enables OEMs and ISVs (Independent Software Vendors) to bring their IPSec-based security applications to market quickly with reduced development costs. "SSH is committed to the continued advancement of IPSec technology and its ability to provide comprehensive security to IP-based networks", said Tatu Ylonen, president and 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. , SSH Communications Security Corp. "With the newly added support and functionality of SSH IPSEC Express 5.0, SSH stays on the cutting edge of IPSec technology to provide OEMs and developers with the industry's most comprehensive multi-platform IPSec-solution. SSH IPSEC Express 5.0 delivers new features and functionality that include: -- Support for centralized management functionality based on the IETF's (Internet Engineering Task Force) proposed standards on Common Open Policy Service (COPS) and Policy Information Base (PIB) to ease and simplify the distribution and deployment of security policies of the OEM's end products. -- Support for Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) to increase data transport reliability enabling the utilization of IPSec-secured IP networks for telephone network signaling traffic. -- Support for Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) within PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) to simplify the authentication for secure remote access. -- Support for high availability functionality for Internet Key Exchange (IKE) through SSH IKE High Availability API (Application Programming Interface), providing improved redundancy and fault tolerance for reduced potential downtime. About SSH Communications Security SSH Communications Security, a world-leading supplier of Internet security solutions, offers a broad range of award-winning products designed to address the most critical security issues for businesses, financial institutions and governments worldwide. SSH Sentinel(TM), a feature-rich remote access 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. "smart" client; and SSH Secure Shell, the award-winning product family, ensure secure remote access and data transfer. SSH Certifier(TM) product family provides a robust certification authority for flexible and strong authentication through digital certificates and tokens. The market-leading, award-winning SSH IPSEC Express(TM) (Internet Protocol Security) family of toolkits for OEMs and software developers enables fast time-to-market and reduced in-house development costs. SSH is traded publicly on the Helsinki Exchanges Helsinki Exchanges (HEX) The Helsinki Exchanges (HEX Ltd., Helsinki Securities and Derivatives Exchange and Clearing House) was formed at the beginning of 1998 following the merger of the Helsinki Stock Exchange Ltd. and SOM Ltd. under HEX:SSH1V. For more information, please visit www.ssh.com ssh(R)is a registered trademark of SSH Communications Security Corp in the United States and in certain other jurisdictions. All other names and marks are property of their respective owners. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion