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TOKYO, JAPAN, PALO ALTO, Calif. and Helsinki, Finland - December 17, 2002

JNSA (Japan Network Security Association) Independent WLAN Field Study Demonstrates SSH Superior Security For Remote Access

SSH Sentinel and SSH IPSEC Express Succeed in First Public WLAN Security Test Conducted by the JNSA

SSH Communications Security (HEX:SSH1V), a world-leading developer of Internet security solutions, today announced that its award-winning security solutions, SSH Sentinel remote VPN client and SSH IPSEC Express Toolkit successfully participated in the first public field test of IPSec-based solutions over various WLAN environments. The tests were conducted by the Japan Network Security Association's (JNSA) Internet VPN Working Group studying the security vulnerabilities of public WLANs.

JNSA engineers traveled within Tokyo, Japan, testing participating products in various public environments including restaurants, hotels and train stations. Although there are many benefits of wireless access such as convenience and increased productivity, the lack of or nominal security in these networks is a major concern. The tests indicated the severe vulnerabilities of public WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)"hotspots" that had little or no security features. The lack of strong encryption and authentication are tangible risks to those accessing corporate networks within these public WLAN locations.

Testing criteria was comprised of encryption algorithms, authentication protocols, NAT (Network Address Translation) issues and compatibility from various vendors that support WLAN security, focusing on IP-VPNs. SSH was one of four vendors who successfully passed all the criteria for securing a public WLAN with SSH Sentinel. The report also noted SSH Secure Shell, a well-known de facto standard for remote access and file transfer, as an easy to use alternative option to IPSec based security solution. Other vendors that successfully passed included: Checkpoint Software Technologies, Cisco Systems and Netscreen Technologies.

“The popularity and use of wireless communication is apparent by the millions of people worldwide who use cell phones, pagers, laptops and other handheld devices that transfer and store personal and business data. The business environment has greatly shifted. Employees are no longer accessing mission critical data within the confines of the company firewall, but from coffee shops, bookstores and other public places," said Tatu Ylonen, CTO of SSH Communications Security Corp. "With this convenience comes a loss of control by IT staff to maintain network security. The need for secure deployment of WLANs has never been greater, and SSH's participation in this first major public test demonstrates the company's commitment to superior solutions for both wireless and wireline environments."

About SSH Sentinel

SSH Sentinel is an easy to use VPN client software based on the latest IPSec technology. SSH Sentinel provides smooth integration with the corporate network that allows users to securely access corporate resources via the Internet regardless of the type of connection, providing remote access and enabling file transfer, e-mail, Web browsing, messaging, and IP telephony. SSH Sentinel offers strong encryption and authentication, certificate support and a personal firewall. SC Magazine awarded SSH Sentinel as "Best Internet Security" product for 2002.

About SSH IPSEC Express Toolkit

SSH IPSEC Express is the world's leading developer toolkit for OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) of network equipment and VPN implementations. The award winning SSH IPSEC Express provides strong and scalable security to IP networks and supports the latest standards based technologies, such as AES and IPv6. SSH IPSEC Express allows OEMs to effectively reduce development costs and enables faster time to market.

About JNSA

Japan Network Security Association (JNSA) is a non-profit organization based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization's aim is at contributing to the information society, supporting and improving the security level, enlightening a sense of the information security and providing the newest information of the technologies and the threatening incidents concerned with the information security. For more information, please visit www.jnsa.org/english/.

About SSH Communications Security

SSH Communications Security, a world-leading supplier of Internet security solutions, offers a broad range of award-winning products designed to address the most critical security issues for businesses, financial institutions and governments worldwide. SSH's award-winning remote access software, SSH Secure Shell, the de facto standard for secure remote access and data transfer, and SSH Sentinel, a feature-rich remote access VPN "smart" client are ideal solutions for securing wireline and wireless networks. The SSH Certifier product family provides a robust certification authority for flexible and strong authentication through digital certificates and tokens. The market-leading, award-winning SSH IPSec family of toolkits for OEMs and software developers enables fast time-to-market and reduced in-house development costs. SSH is traded publicly on the Helsinki Exchanges under HEX:SSH1V. For more information, please visit www.ssh.com.

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