Terisa Systems announces availability of Web Security Toolkits; start-up licenses first kits to leading developers of Internet software and services.

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 1994--Terisa Systems announced Tuesday that its SecureWeb Toolkits for World Wide Web transaction security will be available later this month.

The company also said that CyberCash Inc., Open Market Inc., O'Reilly & Associates, SPRY Inc., Spyglass Inc., and Verity Inc. will be the first companies to use the toolkits to build Web servers or clients with security features.

Terisa Systems was launched earlier this year by RSA Data Security Inc. (RSA) and Enterprise Integration Technologies Corp. (EIT). The company's toolkits provide an implementation of Secure HTTP for commercial products. Secure HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol), which was developed by EIT, is a security-enhanced version of the World Wide Web's internal communications language.

According to Douglas Colbeth, president of Spyglass, his company will offer Secure HTTP as a module in its Enhanced Mosaic Security Framework, making Mosaic suitable for applications requiring confidentiality and authentication. Enhanced Mosaic is the commercial version of NCSA Mosaic, the popular World Wide Web browser from the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois.

Colbeth said, "Our customers see the huge potential in commerce on the Internet, but are very concerned about security. An industrial-strength solution such as Secure HTTP will let Mosaic handle a wide range of applications requiring uncompromising security."

David Pool, president of SPRY, said S-HTTP will be incorporated into the company's Internet software -- Internet In A Box, the AIR Series and AIR Mosaic Express -- in the first quarter of 1995.

Consumers using Internet In A Box will be able to purchase products safely over the Internet with a credit card. In addition, companies or publishers using the AIR Series and AIR Mosaic Express will be able to take advantage of security features to market, sell and support their products.

Pool said, "Currently, the Internet is a vast, untapped marketplace still lacking security and payment services. However, the S-HTTP protocol addresses encryption and authentication, making electronic commerce a reality for our customers."

At O'Reilly, Dale Dougherty, publisher for the Digital Media Group, said Secure HTTP will be used for a secure version of the GNN Direct service, allowing subscribers to order from publishers or advertisers who market and sell products over GNN Direct. He said, "We've been looking for a security solution that will allow our subscribers to order safely on-line. Secure HTTP provides the capabilities needed for our GNN service."

Concerning plans of other licensees, CyberCash will use the technology to provide a system for safe electronic payments over the Internet and Open Market, a developer of electronic commerce solutions, plans to sell a Web server that incorporates S-HTTP. Verity is introducing Verity Mosaic, a Mosaic client offering user authentication and secure communications for use with Verity's Topic Information Server for the World Wide Web, also announced today.

SecureWeb Toolkits include an implementation of EIT's Secure HTTP, which ensures the authenticity of transactions and the confidentiality of information exchanged via the World Wide Web. With a Secure HTTP-enabled application, users and information providers can encrypt and sign messages and other material digitally. Binding agreements are possible because communications are secret and tamperproof and cannot be repudiated.

SecureWeb kits incorporate RSA public key cryptography technology to permit spontaneous, secure communications between unfamiliar correspondents. SecureWeb also supports other cryptography systems such as traditional shared password and Kerberos.

SecureWeb Toolkits are priced at $3,000. A SecureWeb run-time license is required; run-time license pricing is volume-based. Toolkits will be available on a limited basis in December 1994.

Terisa Systems was launched in 1994 by RSA Data Security and Enterprise Integration Technologies. The company markets, licenses and supports technologies that make secure Internet transactions possible, providing toolkits and support to developers of World Wide Web applications. Terisa Systems is located in Menlo Park, Calif.

Additional information on Terisa Systems is available at URL http://www.terisa.com. Those interested can also send e-mail to [e-mail] or telephone [phone]. Additional information on Secure HTTP is available by sending e-mail to [e-mail].

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Note to Editors: SecureWeb is a trademark of Enterprise Integration Technologies. NCSA Mosaic is a trademark of the University of Illinois. Spyglass is a registered trademark of Spyglass Inc.

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