Atlanta -
June 4, 2002
SSH Announces Internet Security Solution Optimized For Network Edge And Network Access Devices
SSH Communications Security (HEX:SSH1V), a world-leading developer of Internet security solutions, today announced the industry's first integrated VPN & firewall security toolkit optimized for network edge and network access devices, the SSH QuickSec Toolkit for Access Networks. The SSH QuickSec Toolkit for Access Networks, designed with embedded devices' special requirements in mind, supports market leading embedded operating systems and is readily portable to others, allowing fast and easy implementation and integration to secure both wireline and wireless IP based communication.
Building on the proven strength and reliability of SSH's industry-leading IPSec technologies that have led the industry since 1998, the new SSH QuickSec Toolkit for Access Networks is a complete solution to meet all the security needs found in today's access and edge network devices. It includes full IPSec based VPN functionality, an integrated stateful inspection firewall with support for multiple Application Level Gateways, dynamic addressing & configuration, integration to existing AAA (Authorization Authentication Accounting) infrastructures. To ensure easy integration into robust network environments, it also includes support for legacy tunneling technologies such as L2TP (Layer Two Tunneling Protocol) and NAT (Network Address Translation). It is the industry's only toolkit to include NAT Traversal, which is essential for full end-to-end network security in real world network environment. NAT Traversal is the IETF endorsed method SSH pioneered for overcoming IPSec and NAT compatibility problems.
Developer Friendly
SSH QuickSec Toolkits have been designed to be developer friendly; the code is compact and portable to a number of key RTOS (Real Time Operating System) and hardware environments. Embedded systems typically set hard constraints for memory usage. SSH QuickSec Toolkit minimizes the amount of dynamic, runtime memory allocations and allows developers to fully parameterize the system for different usage patterns. Specific offloading APIs are also included to allow engineers to take full advantage of cryptographic coprocessors and Network Processing Unit (NPU) hardware when available.
"As one of the earliest innovators and leaders in developing IPSec based VPN technologies for OEMs and ISVs, we have seen organizations across all industries adopt IPSec-based security technologies to meet their communication security needs," said George Adams, president and CEO of SSH Communications Security, Inc. "Our new fully integrated IPSec and firewall solution optimized for access network devices such as network edge switches and remote access servers, brings the strength of Internet security to a wide range of applications. SSH QuickSec Toolkit for Access Networks demonstrates to our ability to meet the market demand for full-featured, scalable Internet security to seamlessly integrate critical encryption, authentication and firewall functions into IP network products and services."
Building on the proven strength and reliability of SSH's industry-leading IPSec technologies that have led the industry since 1998, the new SSH QuickSec Toolkit for Access Networks is a complete solution to meet all the security needs found in today's access and edge network devices. It includes full IPSec based VPN functionality, an integrated stateful inspection firewall with support for multiple Application Level Gateways, dynamic addressing & configuration, integration to existing AAA (Authorization Authentication Accounting) infrastructures. To ensure easy integration into robust network environments, it also includes support for legacy tunneling technologies such as L2TP (Layer Two Tunneling Protocol) and NAT (Network Address Translation). It is the industry's only toolkit to include NAT Traversal, which is essential for full end-to-end network security in real world network environment. NAT Traversal is the IETF endorsed method SSH pioneered for overcoming IPSec and NAT compatibility problems.
Developer Friendly
SSH QuickSec Toolkits have been designed to be developer friendly; the code is compact and portable to a number of key RTOS (Real Time Operating System) and hardware environments. Embedded systems typically set hard constraints for memory usage. SSH QuickSec Toolkit minimizes the amount of dynamic, runtime memory allocations and allows developers to fully parameterize the system for different usage patterns. Specific offloading APIs are also included to allow engineers to take full advantage of cryptographic coprocessors and Network Processing Unit (NPU) hardware when available.
"As one of the earliest innovators and leaders in developing IPSec based VPN technologies for OEMs and ISVs, we have seen organizations across all industries adopt IPSec-based security technologies to meet their communication security needs," said George Adams, president and CEO of SSH Communications Security, Inc. "Our new fully integrated IPSec and firewall solution optimized for access network devices such as network edge switches and remote access servers, brings the strength of Internet security to a wide range of applications. SSH QuickSec Toolkit for Access Networks demonstrates to our ability to meet the market demand for full-featured, scalable Internet security to seamlessly integrate critical encryption, authentication and firewall functions into IP network products and services."
About IPSec and SSH IPSec Solutions
IPSec is an IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) standard for protecting IP traffic using cryptography on the packet level. SSH's IPSec solutions are the leading toolkits for IPSec implementation in secure local and global communications. SSH's IPSec toolkits provide scalable, robust security for IP networks, and support multiple operating systems as well as the industry's latest Internet standards, including IPv6, NAT Traversal, and robust PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) support. With SSH's IPSec solutions, OEM customers benefit from a high level of security, with considerable savings in product development time and delivery.Pricing and Availability
SSH QuickSec Toolkit for Access Networks is available end of June, offering support for VxWorks, Nucleus, Linux and NetBSD platforms with prices depending on customer implementation. For more information, contact SSH sales at www.ssh.com or contact SSH sales in Helsinki, Finland, at +358 9 8565 7180, Palo Alto, Calif., USA, at +1 650 251 2700 or Tokyo, Japan at +81 3 3459 6830.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.SSH Corp. Contact
George Adams
SSH Communications Security Corp.
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