Terisa Systems Announces Availability of SecureWeb Client and Server Toolkit 2.0 for Secure Communications on WWW; Toolkits are first products to support Secure Sockets Layer version 3.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 1996--Terisa Systems Inc., the provider of universal communications security See COMSEC. for the Internet, today announced the availability of its SecureWeb Client Toolkit 2.0 and SecureWeb Server Toolkit 2.0 products. In October of 1995, the SecureWeb toolkits became the first products to support both industry-accepted security protocol standards -- the Secure HyperText Transfer Protocol 'Secure hypertext transfer protocol' (S-HTTP) is an alternative mechanism to the https URI scheme for encrypting web communications carried over HTTP. S-HTTP is defined in RFC 2660. (S-HTTP S-HTTP Secure Hyper Text Transport Protocol ) and the Secure Sockets Layer (networking, security) Secure Sockets Layer - (SSL) A protocol designed by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide secure communications over the Internet using asymmetric key encryption. (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. ) version 2. These latest versions of the toolkits are also an industry first in their support for SSL, version 3. Terisa's rapid implementation of this greatly improved version of SSL gives Terisa customers a time-to-market advantage in deploying the latest security capabilities to end-users. The toolkits also provide the benefits of an expert implementation and integration across protocols. The WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. is transforming the way people conduct business. However, everything from credit card payments to authorizing a purchase order to collaborating on a confidential project requires security. Terisa Systems' SecureWeb toolkits provide the security necessary to conduct commerce over the Internet. "The delivery of SSL version 3 reflects our ongoing commitment to support all significant WWW communications security protocols in the SecureWeb toolkits," said Allan Schiffman, Terisa Systems' chief technical officer. "The toolkits mean that our customers do not have to expend ex·pend tr.v. ex·pend·ed, ex·pend·ing, ex·pends 1. To lay out; spend: expending tax revenues on government operations. See Synonyms at spend. 2. engineering resources or accept technical and schedule risks to deliver electronic commerce capabilities to end-users." About the SecureWeb Client and Server Toolkits Terisa Systems' SecureWeb toolkits provide robust, ready-to-use and unified, security for developers building WWW-based applications for commercial transactions. The tools have integrated support for both popular security protocols -- S-HTTP and SSL -- giving maximum flexibility. The tools are available in both client and server environments for Windows, Macintosh and UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). platforms. "Terisa's SecureWeb toolkits are significant to us because their support of industry accepted protocols considerably shortens our time to market," said Tim Gelinas, vice president of worldwide products for SPRY Compuserve Internet Division. "By using the toolkits, we can focus on adding value to our end-users rather than implementing security protocols." Expert Implementation Most industry experts agree that communications security is complex and that a good protocol does not assure a secure system. Security vulnerabilities often result from errors in implementations, not flaws in the protocols. A host of subtle implementation errors can compromise the security originally designed into a protocol. Only experience in designing and implementing communications security systems can give a developer the insight necessary to avoid these pitfalls. Terisa Systems has this necessary experience. Time to Market As enhanced versions of WWW security protocols replace old ones and special-purpose ones arise, the ability to rapidly deploy products that support them is a strong competitive advantage. Terisa Systems focuses on WWW security protocols and is actively involved in their development and maintenance. This focus allows Terisa to provide implementations of protocols almost as soon as they are defined. Moreover, when protocols change, Terisa shields developers from these changes through a high-level API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. . A protocol may undergo radical changes, but the SecureWeb toolkit's APIs will change very little, if at all, saving customers the cost of maintenance while still giving them the competitive advantage of the latest security capabilities. Integration Across Protocols As the use of the WWW for commerce grows, the number of communications security protocols will grow as well. There will be general and special purpose protocols. Users will demand interoperability as they begin to use multiple protocols in the same session. Vendors of WWW clients and servers will have to demonstrate integrated support for the entire ecology of protocols to remain competitive. Terisa Systems designed the SecureWeb toolkits with multiple protocol support in mind. The toolkits provide Optimal Feature Selection, a process whereby they automatically use the most appropriate protocol, find the interoperable version, and negotiate to use the most powerful security features available to the client or server at the other end of a communication from a SecureWeb-enabled product. The user need take no action to get the most appropriate security for each transaction. Furthermore, the toolkits' common set of core services The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , such as secure storage, key management, and trust administration, make the support of multiple protocols efficient, easy to integrate for developers, and transparent to end-users. Pricing and Availability of the SecureWeb Client and Server Toolkits Terisa Systems' pricing model covers two licenses: the developer's license and the distribution license. The developer's licenses enable customers to build secure WWW products and the distribution licenses allow them to sell their products -- including the SecureWeb technology -- to their own customers. Source code licenses are available to those developers with special needs. A single developer's toolkit A set of software routines and utilities used to help programmers write an application. For graphical interfaces, it provides the tools and libraries for creating menus, dialog boxes, fonts and icons. starts at $2,995 for a single license and $950 for one year of support. Prices for distribution licenses depend on volume. General availability of the toolkits will be in mid-February 1996. About Terisa Systems Terisa Systems Inc., based in Los Altos Los Altos (lôs ăl`tōs, lŏs), residential city (1990 pop. 26,303), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1952. There is diversified light manufacturing. , Calif., was formed in 1995 to provide unified communications The real time redirection of a voice, text or e-mail message to the device closest to the intended recipient at any given time. For example, voice calls to desk phones could be routed to the user's cellphone when required. security solutions for the WWW. In early 1995, leading industry players such as America Online See AOL. , CompuServe, IBM/Prodigy, Netscape, 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. and Verifone/EIT forged a common commitment to WWW security by agreeing to pool both investment and technology in Terisa Systems. Terisa Systems' mission is to create the technologies that make secure Internet commerce possible. Terisa Systems' customers and partners are WWW-based application developers and vendors of commercial on-line services such as Compuserve Spry, OpenMarket, O'Reilly and Associates O'Reilly and Associates - The leading publisher of information on the Internet, Unix, the X Window System and other open systems. They also provide the Global Network Navigator service. Home page. , and Process Software. The company is privately held. For more information on Terisa Systems, visit http://www.terisa.com. CONTACT: Terisa Systems Inc., Los Altos Chini Krishnan, 415/919-1752 sk@terisa.com or The Horn Group Mike Teeling/Bonnie Snow, 415/579-6400 news@horngroup.com |
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