CRYPTOADMIN BECOMES OPSEC™ CERTIFIED BY CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES
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CRYPTOCard's Secure Password Technology for protecting Web Sites, Email and Remote Access Security Meets Industry-Leader's Technology Standard KANATA, Canada, December 5, 2000 – CRYPTOCard Corp., experts in secure password technology, today announced that CRYPTOAdmin has been officially OPSEC Certified by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., (NASDAQ: CHKP) the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. Check Point's Open Platform for Security (OPSEC ) is the leading industry-wide alliance that provides the first security framework to deliver guaranteed interoperability and choice among "best-of-breed" enterprise security products. "We are proud that CRYPTOAdmin has been OPSEC certified," explained Malcolm MacTaggart, President and CEO for CRYPTOCard. "This indicates that our secure password technology is industry-approved and right on the mark with today's New Economy business needs." "CRYPTOCard offers customers two factor authentication that is seamlessly integrated into Check Point's Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture," said Bradley Brown, director Business Development of Check Point Software Technologies. "We are pleased that CRYPTOCard has maintained their OPSEC Authentication certification since 1998, and recognizes the benefits of a complete integrated Internet security solution." CRYPTOAdmin is the first strong user authentication system that protects Apache, iPlanet and Microsoft IIS Web servers from unauthorized access – right down to the page level. CRYPTOAdmin with WEBGuard, ensures access to protected web pages is only permitted with the correct one-time password generated from a CRYPTOCard hardware or software token. For companies using Microsoft Exchange 5.5 to provide mail, CRYPTOAdmin MAILGuard provides an extra layer of security to protect your private email from being accessed by malicious email attackers. By simply requiring the user to supply the correct one-time password before they can access the Exchange server logon page, the server's security is guaranteed. CRYPTOCard Corp. has been a member of the OPSEC Alliance since 1998 and counts itself as one of the Alliance's original partners. The OPSEC Alliance is the most successful alliance in the industry. OPSEC provides customers the choice of "best-of-breed" certified security solutions with solutions that are fully integrated with Check Point Technologies' SVN Architecture.
About Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) is the industry's leading open, multi-vendor security framework. With over 270 partners, OPSEC guarantees customers the broadest choice of best-of-breed integrated applications and deployment platforms that support Check Point's Secure Virtual Network Architecture. Products that carry the OPSEC Certified seal have been tested to guarantee integration and interoperability. For complete OPSEC Alliance program information including partner and product listings, the freely available OPSEC SDK (software development kit) and evaluation versions of OPSEC Certified products, visit http://www.opsec.com. About CRYPTOCard Corp. Established in 1989, CRYPTOCard is based in Kanata, Canada and provides cost effective secure password technology to leading enterprises worldwide in the government, technology, aerospace, telecommunications, financial and health care sectors. The CRYPTOCard system positively authenticates anyone who tries to gain access to a company's secure network by coupling something the user has (a hardware or software authenticator), with something the user knows (a PIN). This solution provides 2-Factor positive authentication and verifies that "Bob-is-Bob". CRYPTOAdmin, the foundation for the CRYPTOCard system, is included with industry leading products such as Cisco Secure ACS, iPlanet and Red Hat Linux. For more information about CRYPTOCard and a free trial, log onto www.cryptocard.com or email info@cryptocard.com.
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