VPNC Update for June, 2001

Welcome to the latest issue of the VPNC Update. We hope you find the news in this issue valuable.

VPNC News

VPNC continues to grow with the always-active IPsec market. Our new member description this month is:

Securealink is a leading provider of "security solutions in silicon". Securealink's VPN cryptographic accelerator ICs offer the highest levels of security, performance, consistent packet processing for small and large packets, and ease of integration into VPN appliances. Securealink ICs feature "all engines on board," integrating an embedded processor, large secure RAM, fast PKI accelerator, fast packet processor, and true random number generator, providing on-chip key generation, storage, and management. Securealink also offers secure silicon solutions for SSL applications, smart card reader ICs and custom ASIC solutions.

Recent VPNC Member Press Releases

See the VPNC member list for a complete list of VPNC members.

Baltimore
New Baltimore Gatekeeper-accredited facility offers organizations managed security services for PKI and other e-security needs

Baltimore
Largest bank in the Nordic region selects Baltimore Technologies to offer trusted transactions for Worldwide Electronic Businesses

Certicom
Certicom Ships Latest Version of Popular movianVPN Software, the Industry's First Broadly Interoperable Wireless VPN Client

Check Point
Check Point Announces Next Generation VPN Client Security

Check Point
VPNs To Go Mainstream with Check Point Software Next Generation

Cisco
Cisco Announces First Virtual Private Network Management Platform to deliver Both IPsec and MPLS for Security and Scalability

CoSine
CoSine Communications and Baltimore Technologies Partner to Deliver Secure Network-based IP Services to Growing International Customer Base

eSoft
Colorado Software and Internet Association Recognizes eSoft's InstaGate EX2 as a "Peak Performer"

eSoft
eSoft Partners with VirtualTek to Launch Joydesk SoftPak

Hifn
Cisco's Most Comprehensive IP Services Aggregation Platform Features Hifn Security Processors

Hifn
Hifn Announces First Network Security Processor to Support Both Symmetric And Public Key Processing With OC-12 To OC-48 Performance

Lucent
Lucent Technologies expands end-to-end IP services portfolio with new 'service intelligent' network edge and customer premises products

NetScreen
NetScreen Introduces New High-Capacity Security System For Demanding Enterprise Central Site And Data Center Environments

Nokia
Thousands of retail customers in Denmark rely on Nokia's bulletproof network security technology when performing electronic transactions

RapidStream
RapidStream Announces Network Security Solution for Telecommuters

RapidStream
RapidStream Enables High-Speed Security for IP-Based Storage Area Networks

RedCreek
RedCreek Communications Announces Enhancements to its Ravlin 3VPN Architecture

RedCreek
RedSiren Technologies and RedCreek Communications Team To Offer Comprehensive Monitoring and Support of VPNs

RSA Security
RSA Security Primes for its Latest Crypto Factoring Challenge

SafeNet
WatchGuard Selects SafeNet's VPN Technology for Next Generation of Firebox Internet Security Appliances

SafeNet
SafeNet Partners with Texas Instruments to Secure Wireless Mobile Devices

SecGo
SecGo Solutions' international partner network expands

SSH Communications Security
Spirent Communications Chooses SSH IPsec Express To Benchmark IP-VPN Performance Solutions

SSH Communications Security
SSH Advances Internet Security With SSH IPsec Express 4.1

V-ONE
IP AXESS and V-ONE Demonstrate Compatibility of Powerful VOIP and Secure Data Solutions

V-ONE
V-ONE Releases SmartGate and SmartGuard 4.1.2

Book Corner

Most IPsec implementations can use X.509 digital certificates for authentication, although few people understand how they work. A recent book should help solve that problem. Planning for PKI (ISBN 0471397024) by Russ Housley and Tim Polk is an excellent overview of public key infrastructures in general, and X.509 digital certificates and their surrounding protocols in specific. The book only lightly covers certificates in IPsec, but there are long sections on how public key authentication is used in many different types of organizations.

Upcoming Events

RSA Security and Check Point Software Technologies will offer free seminars during June entitled Security for VPNs: Opportunities, Risks, Choices.

The Internet Security Conference (TISC) is well-known for attracting top-name Internet security experts and vendors, while still staying small enough for lots of personal interaction. This year's conference, held in Los Angeles June 4-8, has many VPN-specific tracks and in-depth coverage of IPsec.

The next VPN bakeoff will be held in Espoo, Finland (near Helsinki) August 13-19, 2001. This is the week following the IETF meeting in London, so many people will already be in Europe. Further details on the event will be available soon.

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