SSP SOLUTIONS WINS FAA ORDER TO SECURE MOBILE PCS.SSP (1) (Service Switching Point) The local exchange node in an SS7 telephone network. The SSP can be part of the voice switch or in a separate computer connected to it. Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:SSPX SSPX Society of Saint Pius X (international priestly society) SSPX Sustained Spheromak Physics Experiment (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) ), a provider of solutions and services that secure access control and real-time movement of financial transactions and other valued digital content, has announced a Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) order for secure remote access systems for its Aviation Security Research and Development Division. This contract, valued at $799,000, includes smart card-based systems that both protect data and secure access from field laptops and notebook computers. The main components of this order include an undisclosed software encryption solution and more than 6,000 smart card readers and smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. for strong, two-factor authentication The use of two independent mechanisms for authentication; for example, requiring a smart card and a password. The combination is less likely to allow abuse than either component alone. See authentication. of field users. "Controlling and authenticating access -- at all points along the network -- is critical to an integrated and thorough security policy," said Richard Depew, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , SSP Solutions. "Smart cards offer strong, portable security, ideal for the FAA and other agencies with a significant field crew ruled by varying levels of access and authorization." The technology provided in this order will control access to critical and sensitive information stored on PCs. Especially designed to support mobile computers, this security application will scramble data in a way that is completely transparent to authorized users but will prevent unauthorized users from reading the information. Delivery is anticipated to be complete within two weeks. SSP Solutions develops and distributes the SSP(TM) Solution Suite of services, hardware, software and embedded security products designed as the Trusted Symbol of the Digital Economy(TM). The company's SSP-Litronic Division has a 30-year history of leading-edge technology and data security solutions for government communications. SSP products embed security and trust throughout the transaction chain, protecting electronic communications and financial transactions, physical and electronic access and the exchange of copyrighted digital content. By combining its own technology with a range of partners' technologies and intellectual properties, SSP products represent the first open embedded security architecture simultaneously supporting public key infrastructure (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 ) and multiple standards of digital rights management. SSP's custom-made enterprise security solutions address digital rights management, financial services, government, entertainment, health care and education -- and form the heart of a 10-year alliance with Electronic Data Systems (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. ), the nation's largest systems integrator and a global leader in information assurance. |
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