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SPYRUS Media Contact:
Tom Dickens
Chief Operating Officer
Phone: +1 (408) 953-0700
tdickens@spyrus.com
SPYRUS® Announces Program To Broaden Whistler Server Security
SPYRUS to Develop "SIGNAL" Registration Authority (RA) Extending the Reach of Whistler Server Certificate Authority (CA)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 9, 2001- SPYRUS®, Inc. announced today at the RSA Show held here this week a new program in which the Company, known for its high-assurance PKI systems and personal identity products, will develop a fully featured Registration Authority (RA) for the forthcoming Whistler Server Certificate Authority (CA). This new SPYRUS RA (Code named "SIGNAL") responds to the needs of Microsoft Enterprise customers by providing a distributed mechanism for authenticating requests for digital certificates and linking them to specific policies, rights and procedures as defined by the Enterprise. Very high assurance certificates and policies can be further secured by hardware such as the SPYRUS Rosetta® line of smart cards, readers and USB tokens.
RAs can be located at various sites throughout the Enterprise in order to conveniently validate a user's identification and then assign the appropriate policies, rights and privileges to that individual user, as needed. Under the new SPYRUS "SIGNAL" RA, the assignment of an individual's specific rights and privileges is highly configurable, thereby making it possible to meet an extremely wide range of Enterprise customer requirements such as those associated with secure email, web access, VPN, document management, and other secure applications supported by the Windows 2000 platform.
Besides the experience of developing a long line of Windows-based, portable security hardware and public key software, SPYRUS' expertise in obtaining FIPS 140-1, ITSEC and Common Criteria certifications will permit enterprise customers to take advantage of "certified" high-assurance Public Key applications, thereby reducing risk and liability.
According to Jackson Shaw, product manager for Windows 2000 Server at Microsoft Corp., "The forthcoming release of Whistler Server will further enhance Microsoft's PKI and Certificate Authority offerings. We believe SPYRUS' "SIGNAL" program, in conjunction with the Whistler Server CA, will deliver a robust distributed mechanism for authenticating requests for Microsoft certificates. With Windows 2000 being deployed in so many diverse and distributed environments we are seeing greater demand for exactly this type of a solution."
SPYRUS and Microsoft have worked together since 1994 to bring a number of robust security solutions based on public key and portable smart security tokens to the market. Among them are Messaging Security Protocol (MSP) for Defense Messaging System (DMS) in Exchange, Outlook and Outlook Express, Crypto Service Provider (CSP) for Authenticode, Technical Demonstration Program (TDP) for the UK Government showing e-mail and PKI interoperability, smart token products for secure logon and single sign-on and, most recently, S/MIME Labeling for policy-driven secure e-mail.
"SPYRUS is strategically committed to providing high-assurance security products for Microsoft's enterprise platforms; that's our business!" said Sue Pontius, SPYRUS CEO and Founder. "Our "SIGNAL" program builds on our prior working relationships with Microsoft and by working closely together we will deliver a certified, 'best of breed' RA for Microsoft Enterprise customers."
About SPYRUS
SPYRUS, Inc., based in San Jose, California, delivers complete high assurance lifecycle identity management solutions for the government and corporate markets. These user-friendly solutions safeguard computer and network resources while simplifying administration, reducing cost-of-ownership, and raising overall security assurance levels, specifically for Microsoft platforms. The Company is the leading U.S.-based provider of FIPS 140-1 Level 2 and Level 3 cryptographic smart tokens and software servicing several significant Department of Defense programs. SPYRUS has developed unique, fully compliant Rosetta Common Services Interface (Rosetta CSI) middleware that is certified to support the Common Access Card program. Rosetta CSI supports multiple high assurance smart tokens and provides multiple encryption and signature algorithms that can secure the biometrics for transmission or storage. www.spyrus.com
SPYRUS Media Contact:
Tom Dickens
Chief Operating Officer
Phone: +1 (408) 953-0700
tdickens@spyrus.com
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