Forwarded From: phreak moi <hackerelitet_private> http://www.infoseek.com/Content?arn=PR9156-19981012&qt=encryption&sv=IS&lk=noframes&col=NX&kt=A&ak=news1486 NetLOCK Receives Approval from U.S. Government to Ship its Strongest Security Software to Banks and Financial Institutions Worldwide 07:16 a.m. Oct 12, 1998 Eastern FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The NetLOCK Business Unit of Interlink Computer Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: INLK) today announced that it has obtained approvals from the U.S. Bureau of Export Administration to ship Triple DES (Data Encryption Standard) versions of its NetLOCK(TM) v2.0 security software to international banks and financial institutions. A license was additionally granted to ship the product to foreign subsidiaries and branches of U.S. corporations having, in some cases, as little as 25 percent ownership. Through these approvals, Interlink can now provide the latest and strongest version of its NetLOCK security software to a set of global customers who require the most comprehensive encryption solution available. "One of the most appealing aspects of these approvals is that it does not require our international customers to implement key escrow, as the approvals for many of our competitors do," said Charles Breed, director of strategic marketing for the NetLOCK Business Unit. "Now banks, financial institutions and U.S. subsidiaries worldwide can take advantage of the strongest security solution available for protecting information inside and outside of their company." Triple DES with a 168 bit key length is known to be one of the strongest encryption algorithms available and provides much more protection than products that are limited to standard 40 or 56 bit key encryption. Currently products that implement 40 bit key lengths are exportable from the U.S. without the grant of a special licensing arrangement from the Bureau of Export Administration. But while it is possible to compromise a transmission that is encrypted by a 40 bit key in a matter of hours, a transmission that is protected by a 168 bit key is virtually infeasible to compromise. Additionally, the licenses granted to Interlink's NetLOCK Business Unit allow international customers to implement strong encryption without the overhead and administration required for complicated key escrow schemes. In accordance with U.S. government policies, all approvals granted to Interlink Computer Sciences specifically deny exportation to embargoed countries -- Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, Syria and other countries specifically identified through these licenses. About NetLOCK v2.0 The NetLOCK security suite is composed of two primary software components, the NetLOCK Manager and the NetLOCK Agent. A network is secured by installing the NetLOCK Manager on the security administrator's computer and installing NetLOCK Agent on two or more client computers to secure communications between them. The NetLOCK Manager sets the communications rules that NetLOCK Agents will follow when exchanging information. Once installed, all network operations will occur as they did before, except that a transparent layer of security is now a part of the network protocols. At any time, the security administrator can change the rules for any of the computers protected by NetLOCK. About Interlink's NetLOCK Business Unit Interlink Computer Sciences, Inc. is an international supplier of e- Access(TM) solutions that enable its customers to securely manage and control their business-to-business commerce over public and private networks. The NetLOCK Business Unit focuses on securing any communication sent throughout the enterprise for applications such as business commerce and internal communications. Its flagship NetLOCK product is the only virtual private network (VPN) software that creates an extended VPN (xVPN) by providing total data security for users both outside and inside a company's firewall. For more information about NetLOCK, please visit our web site at www.netlock.com and www.interlink.com. Or, please contact the company at (800) 366-5452. NetLOCK, e-Access and Interlink Computer Sciences are trademarks of Interlink Computer Sciences, Inc. Other product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. SOURCE Interlink Computer Sciences, Inc. -o- Subscribe: mail majordomot_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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