Welcome to the latest issue of the VPNC Update. We hope you find the news in this issue valuable.
The VPNC interoperability test lab continues to grow with more products that show the strength of interoperability in the IPsec VPN market. This month, two products received the Basic Interoperability logos for interoperating with all of the other systems in the VPNC lab:
See the Standards News section for more news about the VPNC interoperability testing logos.
This month, one product received both the Basic Conformance and Rekeying Conformance logos:
Ashley Laurent
Ashley Laurent Announces BroadWay ISS Support for Secure Networking
Solution Based on Motorola PowerQUICC and Security Processors
Check Point Software
Check Point Voted Best in the Industry by Windows & .NET Magazine
Readers
Check Point Software
Check Point Chosen to Secure Hearst Corporation's
Global Network
Nokia
Nokia chosen by the Royal Library of Denmark to control data traffic
flow and protect its network
Nokia
New Nokia Horizon Manager streamlines security management
Quarry Technologies
InTouch Selects Quarry Technologies' iQ8000 Security Service Router
SafeNet
SafeNet Introduces SafeXcel-184x Series of
High Performance Security Co-Processors
SnapGear
SnapGear Releases World's First Production Linux
System Powered By 2.6 Kernel
SnapGear
SnapGear Announces Embedded Linux Support For New Intel Gigabit Network
Processors
SSH Communications Security
IP Infusion and SSH Communications Security Team to Deliver
Comprehensive Router Security and IP Services Solution for Furukawa
Electric
Stonesoft
Stonesoft launches own Appliance Product Family
An important new VPN-related RFC was issued this month. RFC 3602, "The AES-CBC Cipher Algorithm and Its Use with IPsec", describes how to use the AES encryption algorithm with IPsec. The long-anticipated RFC specifies both the details of using CBC mode and gives test vectors so that implementors can check their hardware and software before releasing it in products. AES is a high-security encryption algorithm that is already seeing wide adoption in IPsec systems.
With the release of this RFC, VPNC will now begin testing AES interoperability in its test lab. This month, VPNC will start issuing its second set of interoperability logos, proving AES interoperability between the systems that support the algorithm according to the RFC. These logos will give buyers who use (or intend to use) AES in their security policies confidence that the disparate IPsec systems will all work together.
Migration Of Legacy Systems & Applications to Broadband IP VPN Infrastructure from Encore Networks, covers how customers who use old, non-Internet protocols such as X.25 to virtual private networks using Internet protocols. It describes many scenarios where the important features of the old network are maintained (and in fact enhanced) by upgrading to modern IP protocols.
China VPN/MPLS Conference
Beijing / October 21-22, 2003
This conference focuses on MPLS in the context of China's telecommunications
and data networks. It features presentations from ISPs and analysts,
as well as demonstrations by MPLS hardware vendors.
MPLS 2003
Washington, DC / October 26-28, 2003
MPLS 2003 covers all aspects of MPLS, with emphasis on using MPLS in
VPNs and for streamlining ISP operations. There will be a
large public interoperability demonstration with
participation from many of the largest vendors in the MPLS market.
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