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Companies to Integrate SSH’s IPSEC Express Toolkit, IKE and X.509 Certificate Software Tools with RSA Security Solutions

SSH Communications Security (SSH), a world-leading developer of Internet security technologies, and RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ: RSAS), the most trusted name in e-security (TM), today announced a strategic relationship under which RSA Security has licensed SSH’s IPSEC Express Toolkit for IPSec (Internet Protocol Security), IKE (Internet Key Exchange), and X.509 Certificates to expand and enhance its Internet security products. RSA Security and SSH will also work together to promote interoperability between their respective security technologies and products. The companies intend to provide advanced, comprehensive security solutions that offer customers the interoperability, performance and flexibility they demand for secure network communications.

"Security and the e-business readiness of our customers’ networks are more important than ever before," said Scott Schnell, senior vice president of marketing for RSA Security. "By integrating SSH’s IPSec technologies into our security solutions, we intend to provide our customers with complete security coverage for all their networked, Internet, intranet and extranet applications, and enhance the interoperability of our products."

"Partnering with RSA Security, a leading security software supplier, will help us better meet the business-critical, global security needs for IPSec, IKE and X.509 PKI-based Internet security solutions," said George Adams, president and CEO of SSH, Inc. "We are very pleased to partner with RSA Security as we continue to expand our IP security technology and market leadership toward our vision to provide secure IP communications for users and devices, from wireline to the rapidly emerging wireless Internet applications."

RSA Security software is embedded in today's most successful Internet applications, including Web browsers, wireless devices, commerce servers, e-mail systems, and VPN (Virtual Private Network) products. Built to provide implementations of standards such as SSL (Secure Socket Layer), SMIME (Secure Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension), WTLS (Wireless Transport Layer Security), and PKCS (Public Key Cryptosystem), RSA Security products save developers and users time and risk in their development and deployment programs.

About RSA Security Inc.

RSA Security Inc., The Most Trusted Name in e-Security(TM), helps organizations build secure, trusted foundations for e-business through its RSA SecurID (R) two-factor authentication, RSA BSAFE (R) encryption and RSA Keon (R) digital certificate management systems. With more than a half billion RSA BSAFE-enabled applications in use worldwide, more than seven million RSA SecurID users and almost 20 years of industry experience, RSA Security has the proven leadership and innovative technology to address the changing security needs of e-business and bring trust to the new, online economy. RSA Security can be reached at www.rsasecurity.com.

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