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DAILY NEWS AND INFORMATION
FOR THE GLOBAL GRID COMMUNITY / JULY 21, 2003; VOL. 2 NO. 29
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Breaking News -
Security:
Blue Ridge Networks Collaborates
On Secure VPN Solutions
Rainbow Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of digital content and
transaction security for the Internet and Instant Private Webs (IPWs), and
Blue Ridge Networks, a leading provider of secure virtual private network
(VPN) solutions, announced a joint technology and marketing agreement for
integrated security products for secure VPNs with strong end-user
authentication.
Under the terms of the agreement, Blue Ridge Networks will integrate and
sell
Rainbow's market-leading iKey USB authentication token with its BorderGuard
product and service solutions. The iKey is integrated for strong two-factor
authentication with Blue Ridge's VPN Client, and used as a hardware security
key for the BorderGuard CryptoServer appliance. "The integrated solution of
BorderGuard and iKey enables our joint customers to access their network
resources in a proven and highly secure manner," said Bob Hartnett, Chairman
and CEO of Blue Ridge Networks. "We believe our combined products offer new
ways to expand secure VPNs to give customers more robust solutions for secure
remote access and strong end-user authentication."
"We are pleased to work closely with Blue Ridge Networks to make security
simple for secure VPN customers," said David M. Lynch, vice president,
worldwide marketing, Rainbow Technologies. "The strong authentication offered
by our iKey USB token and the integration work of Blue Ridge Networks will
play an important role in expanding the use of iKey in secure VPN
environments."
BorderGuard Remote Access VPN turns remote laptops into highly secure
access
points to the corporate network. Using an integrated PKI crypto system,
BorderGuard Remote Access creates a completely secure and private connection
between remote users and a company's selected network resources. The PKI
credentials required to gain access to the network are protected within the
iKey authentication token. The iKey, paired with a password, creates a strong
two-factor authentication system that definitively validates the user's
identity and effectively locks out impersonators attempting to attack the
corporate network.
The iKey also acts as a secure container for the BorderGuard CryptoServer's
public key credentials. Once the iKey is inserted into the CryptoServer, a
public key exchange takes place before the appliance can be used. This ensures
that each cryptographic tunnel can be strongly authenticated back to its
source and that the CryptoServer can be easily disabled on a temporary or
permanent basis for added security. The CryptoServer will not work without the
proper iKey.
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