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SSH Communications Security (HEX:SSH1V), a world-leading developer of Internet security solutions, and Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALDN) will demonstrate the power of hardware token technology at this week’s RSA Security Conference, Feb. 18-22, in SSH booth #525 on the main exhibition floor during regular show hours. The companies will also offer RSA attendees a presentation on the benefits of their joint solution in Aladdin booth #1038 at selected times throughout the conference.

The collaboration between SSH and Aladdin at the RSA Security Conference is the result of the companies’ alliance to provide support for Aladdin’s eToken in SSH’s security products. Support for two versions of Aladdin’s eToken devices - eToken R2 and eToken PRO - is currently available with SSH Secure Shell.

SSH Secure Shell is a client-server encryption software product designed to protect businesses from the most common break-in method used by hackers - stealing passwords from the Internet. SSH Secure Shell creates a secure environment by encrypting both user identities and passwords, as well as data content before it travels across the Internet. SSH will demonstrate Secure Shell compatibility with Aladdin’s authentication devices, the eToken R2 and eToken PRO.

eToken R2 is a USB device the size of a small house key that offers robust and powerful onboard 120-bit DES-X, two-factor authentication. As an authentication device, eToken R2 stores and encrypts credentials such as private keys, passwords and digital certificates, allowing corporations to trust the identity of users requesting access to protected content. eToken PRO offers strong authentication and guaranteed non-repudiation for sensitive applications, such as e-banking, stock trading, e- commerce, and financial transactions.

“As companies continue to expand their security infrastructures to ensure the integrity of their communications and secure system access, authentication devices such as hardware tokens will become an essential component to the authentication process," said George Adams, president and CEO of SSH Communications Security, Inc."We are excited to show this year’s RSA attendees how hardware token technology can offer users a powerful, added layer of protection needed for full utilization of today’s business applications through the Internet."

“Providing security beyond the desktop is an essential element of a comprehensive security solution, and one that more and more companies are becoming aware of," said Steve Langerock, CEO of Aladdin USA."With the ever increasing severity of threats to corporations, utilizing technologies like those offered by SSH, and enhancing those solution with an eToken is a logical and intelligent step in ensuring total security."

About Aladdin

Aladdin (NASDAQ/NMS: ALDN) is a leader in digital security, providing solutions for software commerce and Internet security since 1985, serving more than 30,000 customers worldwide. Aladdin’s products include: the USB-based eToken device for user authentication and e-commerce security; the eSafe line of content security solutions that protect PCs and networks against malicious, inappropriate and nonproductive Internet-borne content; HASP and Hardlock, hardware-based software security systems that protect the revenues of developers; and Privilege, a software licensing and distribution platform. Visit Aladdin’s Web site at www.eAladdin.com.

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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