Datakey Earns OPSEC Certification From Check Point Software Technologies
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Datakey
provides the first PKI smart card product to integrate with
Check Point Software's market-leading virtual private
network technology MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 6, 2000 – Datakey, Inc., (Nasdaq: DKEY; www.datakey.com), a leading provider of smart card solutions for public key infrastructure (PKI), announced that it has been accredited with OPSEC™ Certification by Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP). With OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) Certification, Datakey's PKI smart card product becomes the first to integrate with Check Point Software's market-leading VPN-1 product family. VPN-1 integrates advanced virtual private networking as a core component of an overall enterprise security policy. "Providing users with scalable and secure PKI-based solutions is critical for enabling e-business VPNs," said Bradley Brown, director of Business Development at Check Point Software. "Smart cards play an important role in Check Point's Secure Virtual Network (SVN) architecture by securely storing a VPN-1 end user's digital security credentials, thereby providing the level of trust many users require for e-business transactions." Datakey first to add smart cards to VPN-1 family The situation: Virtual private networks enable secure e-business across the enterprise by sending encrypted information through the public telecommunications infrastructure. Check Point Software's VPN-1 can further increase security and productivity through the use of digital certificates and smart cards. The solution: Datakey's SignaSURE™ CIP (Cryptographic Interface Provider) smart card product provides two-factor security: a password and a cryptographic smart card. The smart card stores and processes a user's digital credentials, thereby eliminating their private keys from workstations and isolating them from exposure to the network. The product enables users to easily upgrade their software-only systems to smart cards for stronger security at workstations and for VPN access. "We are pleased to join
the OPSEC Alliance, which enables us to work closely with
Check Point Software, its partners, and its customers to ensure
private communications and to verify user identity within
a virtual private network environment," said Carl Boecher,
president and CEO of Datakey. "Check Point Software's
proactive stance on the use of PKI technology within virtual
private networks further validates our commitment to delivering
open, interoperable smart card-based information security
and digital signature products." About Datakey, Inc. Datakey, Inc. is a leading international provider of smart card solutions for PKI. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., the company offers a family of smart card-based information security and digital signature products under the SignaSURETM umbrella. Using state-of-the-art cryptographic technology, these products fill growing market needs for secure, smart card-based user authentication and data privacy. Datakey's information security products play an integral role in any public key infrastructure (PKI) system by providing two-factor security – something that is owned (a smart card) and something that is known (a password). Shares of Datakey's common stock
are traded on Nasdaq under the symbol DKEY. You can find more
information on the Datakey Web site at www.datakey.com.
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ext. 231950. About OPSEC OPSEC (Open Platform for Security)
is the industry's leading architecture for Internet security
integration and interoperability. The OPSEC Alliance includes
more than 200 companies with "best-of-breed" product
solutions that take advantage of the OPSEC architecture and
integrate tightly with Check Point Software Technologies'
Secure Virtual Network (SVN) solutions. OPSEC-integrated products
provide customers with choice and centralized management across
all aspects of Internet security. Products that carry the
OPSEC Certified and OPSEC Secured seals have been tested to
guarantee integration and interoperability. For complete OPSEC
Alliance program information including partner and product
listings, freely available SDK (software development kit),
and evaluation versions of OPSEC Certified products, visit
www.opsec.com. |