Welcome to the latest issue of the VPNC Update. We hope you find the news in this issue valuable.
As announced last month, VPNC has begun testing AES interoperability in its test lab. This second set of interoperability logos prove AES interoperability between the systems that support the algorithm. It is widely expected that AES will become the most widely-deployed encryption algorithm in the coming years due to its greater speed and higher assurance than TripleDES.
VPNC's interoperability testing is for 128-bit AES, as defined by RFC 3602, "The AES-CBC Cipher Algorithm and Its Use with IPsec". These new 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.
The first round of testing showed the following systems interoperate using 128-bit AES:
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. This brings the number of fully-interoperable systems actively tested by VPNC to 20. The new products with proven interoperability are:
This month, one product received both the Basic Conformance and Rekeying Conformance logos:
See the VPNC testing page for full lists of all the VPNC members' products which have proven interoperability and conformance.
NetKlass
NetKlass Technology is a leading SMB/SOHO broadband Internet router
system integration company providing network solutions. We are dedicated
to the design and manufacture of Software-Value-Added networking devices
which NetKlass creates for its ODM and OEM customers. NetKlass focuses on
network technologies such as advanced VPN security with encryption,
authentication, stateful inspection firewall, network device topology
discovery management, system performance management, QoS, multi-service
application (integrated voice, video and data), and wireless LAN data
transmission.
IPsec+Legacy
Hardware that supports both IPsec over Ethernet as well as legacy
private network technologies such as X.25 and POTS dial-back
Clustering
The ability to handle IKE and IPsec SAs so that the total VPN load is
balanced over multiple cluster nodes that present single identity to
remote peers
Failover
The ability for a device in an IPsec cluster to seamlessly inherit
sessions from other devices in the cluster when those other devices
fail
AES
Has one or more products which have passed the VPNC AES
interoperability testing
Ashley Laurent
Ashley Laurent Announces BroadWay ISS VPN Support for Hifn HIPP 7854
Network Security Processor
Check Point
Check Point Unveils New Series of Small Business Security Appliances
Check Point
Check Point Introduces VPN-1 Edge Appliance Family for Securing Remote Sites
and Deploying Large Scale VPNs
Cisco
Cisco Extends Leadership in MPLS Deployments with More than
200 Customers Worldwide
Cisco
Netcom Group Selected Cisco Systems to Build its Nationwide IP/MPLS
Network
CyberGuard
CyberGuard To Provide Security Appliances For Large Government
Telecommunications Network In Asia
CyberGuard
CyberGuard Wins Praise In New Butler Group Report
Encore Networks
Encore Networks and AIS Engineering Partner On Delivering Broadband
IP+Legacy VPN Solutions To The Federal Government Sector
Encore Networks
Encore Networks And Future Visions Team Up To Offer Broadband IP+Legacy
VPN Solutions Over Satellite Networks
NetScreen
NetScreen To Acquire Neoteris, SSL VPN Market Leader
Nokia
Nokia Security Solutions gain international certification for sales
to government organizations
Quarry Technologies
Quarry Technologies Joins Isocore Internetworking Lab
SafeNet
SafeNet Announces Plans to Acquire Software Product Line from SSH
Communications Security
SnapGear
SnapGear Offers New Software System To Manage Thousands Of Secure
Internet Connections
SSH Communications Security
SSH sells its OEM business to SafeNet
Stonesoft
StoneGate Passes Common Criteria Testing, Receives EAL4+ Certification
WatchGuard
WatchGuard Firebox Vclass Entered for Common Criteria
EAL-4 and FIPS Certifications
WatchGuard
WatchGuard Broadens Support for Managed Security Service Providers
The IPsec WG's session will focus on the revision to RFC 2401, which has been heavily-discussed on the WG's mailing list over the past few months. A birds-of-a-feather (BOF) session for standardizing the use of PKI with IPsec called "PKI4IPSEC" will meet for the first time.
On the trusted VPN side, the L2VPN, L3VPN, and PWE3 WGs will mostly review the status of current Internet Drafts (many of which are nearly complete) and discuss a few new documents in the different groups.
VPN Visions
London, England / November 20, 2003
This one-day forum covers all aspects of trusted VPNs, including extensive
case studies in the European market.
5th IPv6 Interoperability Test Event
Chiba, Japan / January 19-23, 2004
This well-respected IPv6 interoperability event brings together many
participants who have IPv6-enabled systems. IPsec vendors who support
IPv6 will be able to test their IPsec and IPv6 code both for conformance
and interoperability.
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