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Layer N Receives FIPS Certification from NIST
and Retail Export Status from BIS
UltraLock SSL Off-load
Solution Now Features Enhanced Security Certification
and Most Flexible Export Status
Austin, Texas (April
26, 2004) – Layer N Networks announced
today that the cryptographic algorithms used in the
LNN2010 UltraLock Security Processor have been certified
by the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) for use in high-security Federal Information
Processing Standards Publications (FIPS) applications.
This means that customers using UltraLock in their
systems can be assured of meeting FIPS requirements
for cryptographic algorithms, particularly those used
in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer
Security (TLS) protocols.
The Layer N algorithm certification covers symmetric data encryption algorithms
including Data Encryption Standard (DES), 3DES, and the new Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES). A certificate has also been issued for the Secure Hash Algorithm
(SHA-1), which is used in SSL and TLS to ensure message authenticity.
Layer N also announced that their line of UltraLock security products has received
Retail export classification from the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
This allows Layer N the most flexibility in exporting UltraLock SSL off-load
solutions to foreign commercial firms and government end-users.
" Receiving FIPS certification is an important milestone for our company," said
Rick Hall, director of marketing at Layer N Networks. "This clears the way for
customers to use UltraLock in products requiring FIPS 140-2 or Common Criteria
(CC) certification. Achieving Retail Export status is complementary to FIPS certification
because our customers can provide UltraLock to the widest international audience.
It’s further evidence of our commitment to provide the most comprehensive,
easy-to-use SSL/TLS off-load solution to the market."
About the LNN2010 UltraLock
Security Processor
The LNN2010 UltraLock Processor is the industry's first single-chip solution
for complete SSL/TLS off-load. UltraLock’s innovative in-line architecture
combines TCP/IP termination and high-speed cryptography to transparently process
SSL/TLS traffic at wire speed with zero host CPU impact. Industry-standard GMII
Ethernet connectivity allows the LNN2010 processor to drop easily into common
networking and security platforms without special software development or complex
hardware redesign, greatly reducing time to market. The LNN2010 offers performance
of up to 10,000 SSL/TLS transactions per second and up to 1 gigabit full-duplex
of bulk data encryption.
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