RSA DATA SECURITY CONFERENCE, San Jose, Calif. -
January 17, 2000
SSH Communications Security and Bluesteel Networks Team to Bring Cost-Effective, Wirespeed Cryptography Solutions to the Internet
SSH Communications Security (SSH), the world-leading developer of Internet security and advanced cryptography solutions, and BlueSteel Networks, an innovative provider of network security processors, today announced a cooperative agreement for joint development of multi-platform toolkits with SSH's IPsec software and BlueSteel's wirespeed crypto processors. Designers of network security products, such as servers, routers, firewalls, gateways, cable and DSL modems, and end users, will now have the benefits of both SSH's leading IPsec and IKE (Internet Key Exchange Protocol) and encryption technologies and BlueSteel's advanced, high speed security processors.
As part of this new strategic relationship, BlueSteel will support SSH APIs for hardware acceleration, enabling users of the SSH IPSEC ExpressÔ Toolkit to directly incorporate a BlueSteel uBSec (Ubiquitous Broadband Security) processor with no additional software design requirements. In addition, BlueSteel will distribute reference designs incorporating an SSH IPSEC Express Toolkit complete with a BlueSteel uBSec processor and associated support software to its customers. Together, SSH software and BlueSteel's chips will support the most popular security algorithms including DES and 3DES for symmetric encryption, SHA-1 and MD-5 for keyed hash authentication, and Diffie-Hellman, DSA, and other popular public key algorithms for PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) operations.
"Customers in the marketplace will benefit greatly from the agreement between BlueSteel and SSH," said Suresh Krishna, founder and president of BlueSteel Networks. "We are very pleased to work with a recognized leader in its field like SSH, a company that offers its customers robust, portable solutions of IPsec and IKE."
"Our partnership with BlueSteel Networks will provide SSH's customers the opportunity to implement our security solutions seamlessly at full line rates," said George Adams, president and CEO of SSH, Inc. "Information security is a necessity as more companies are integrating the Internet into their business. BlueSteel's cost effective chips will enable customers to implement secure applications at broadband speeds."
BlueSteel's products address a growing demand by communications companies for technology that will help them offer strong broadband security across their product line. As the Internet matures into the medium of choice for commercial transactions, traditional infrastructure equipment including routers, gateways, firewalls, modems, LAN adapters and other Internet appliances, require strong security as a standard product feature. BlueSteel's and SSH's technologies are key to the development of a secure Internet infrastructure for VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol), e-commerce transactions, and corporate internetworking and telecommuting. BlueSteel provides cost-effective, high-performance single chip solutions that enable equipment vendors to offer strong security without compromising cost, performance or ease of use.
Shiho Hashimoto
SSH Communications Security Corp.
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As part of this new strategic relationship, BlueSteel will support SSH APIs for hardware acceleration, enabling users of the SSH IPSEC ExpressÔ Toolkit to directly incorporate a BlueSteel uBSec (Ubiquitous Broadband Security) processor with no additional software design requirements. In addition, BlueSteel will distribute reference designs incorporating an SSH IPSEC Express Toolkit complete with a BlueSteel uBSec processor and associated support software to its customers. Together, SSH software and BlueSteel's chips will support the most popular security algorithms including DES and 3DES for symmetric encryption, SHA-1 and MD-5 for keyed hash authentication, and Diffie-Hellman, DSA, and other popular public key algorithms for PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) operations.
"Customers in the marketplace will benefit greatly from the agreement between BlueSteel and SSH," said Suresh Krishna, founder and president of BlueSteel Networks. "We are very pleased to work with a recognized leader in its field like SSH, a company that offers its customers robust, portable solutions of IPsec and IKE."
"Our partnership with BlueSteel Networks will provide SSH's customers the opportunity to implement our security solutions seamlessly at full line rates," said George Adams, president and CEO of SSH, Inc. "Information security is a necessity as more companies are integrating the Internet into their business. BlueSteel's cost effective chips will enable customers to implement secure applications at broadband speeds."
BlueSteel's products address a growing demand by communications companies for technology that will help them offer strong broadband security across their product line. As the Internet matures into the medium of choice for commercial transactions, traditional infrastructure equipment including routers, gateways, firewalls, modems, LAN adapters and other Internet appliances, require strong security as a standard product feature. BlueSteel's and SSH's technologies are key to the development of a secure Internet infrastructure for VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol), e-commerce transactions, and corporate internetworking and telecommuting. BlueSteel provides cost-effective, high-performance single chip solutions that enable equipment vendors to offer strong security without compromising cost, performance or ease of use.
About BlueSteel Networks
Founded in 1999, BlueSteel Networks is a fabless semiconductor company providing security processors for e-Commerce and VPN applications. BlueSteel's low-cost crypto processors remove the price barriers that prevent organizations from running secure applications at wirespeed. BlueSteel's patent pending architecture provides price and performance advantages at data rates from 20 Mb/sec to 2 Gb/sec. BlueSteel's products are ideally suited for products such as servers, routers, firewalls, gateways, cable and DSL modems. Their chips support popular security algorithms including DES and 3DES for symmetric encryption, SHA-1 and MD-5 for keyed hash authentication, and Diffie-Hellman, DSA, and other popular Public Key algorithms for public key infrastructure. For further information, please visit www.bluesteelnet.com, or contact BlueSteel in Palo Alto, Calif. At (650) 625-0500.SSH Corp. Contact
George Adams
SSH Communications Security Corp.
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SSH Communications Security, Inc.
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SSH Communications Security Corp.
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SSH Communications Security Corp.
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Shiho Hashimoto
SSH Communications Security Corp.
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