Forwarded From: hackerelitet_private http://www.andovernews.com/cgi-bin/news_story.pl?88303 Philips Semiconductors Sets New Smart Card Security Benchmark SUNNYVALE, CALIF. (Oct. 19) BUSINESS WIRE -Oct. 19, 1998--Philips Semiconductors today announced that its P83W858 cryptocontroller has set new benchmarks with its high-level security features designed to prevent hackers from accessing a smart card holder's personal information. The results were confirmed by the TNO Evaluation Center, an international security assessment group for financial institutions and manufacturers worldwide based in The Netherlands. TNO's evaluation of the physical security features confirms the company's position as a leading provider of secure, smart card technologies. TNO's evaluation report is acknowledged by major banks and other system assessment centers as a basis for further evaluation of security and certification according to existing evaluation criteria. For card providers and users, the importance of secure smart card transactions is vital--particularly for transaction handling over public networks such as the Internet, and for E-commerce where the card represents actual cash. Datakey, Inc. chose to use the P83W858 as the cryptographic processing chip in its SignaSURE Model 320 Smart Card and Model 370 Smart Key smart-token operating systems. The two tokens are available for use with all of the company's SignaSURE product family designed for applications ranging from token add-ons for software security programs to enterprise-wide information security solutions--including access control, secure e-mail and file transfer and electronic commerce. "Datakey chose Philips Semiconductors' P83W858 for high-performance, advanced design and early availability together with high security," said Carl Boecher, president and chief executive officer of Datakey, Inc. "We are leaders in token-based information security solutions and a prime consideration for technology leadership is high security, high performance today--not in six months time. The P83W858 helps us to sustain our leadership." Based on the 80C51 architecture, the P83W858 is the world's first smart card IC to use a new fully automated design technique called glue logic design. Glue logic significantly reduces the risk of hackers tapping into the card's information by finding signals or nodes to physically attack the IC. The glue logic design process will be transferred to all of Philips Semiconductors' smart card controllers and cryptocontrollers by the end of 1998. The comprehensive security features of the P83W858 also include anti-hacking sensors that disable the chip when it is used outside normal operating conditions and a unique 32 byte FabKey identifier, which acts as a security key during manufacture and distribution. To meet the dual requirements for high-security, high-speed public key cryptography, the P83W858 incorporates Philips Semiconductors' FameX advanced crypto co-processor that is capable of computing complex RSA signatures with key-lengths in excess of 2048 bits in a few hundred milliseconds. Philips Semiconductors is a leading supplier of cryptocontrollers currently shipping in high volume for commercial use worldwide. Applications include banking and secure financial transactions, Pay TV security, network access and telecommunications. More than four million cryptocontrollers have been supplied to customers worldwide, representing a 55 percent share of the total cryptocontroller market. About Philips Semiconductors Philips Semiconductors, Inc., a subsidiary of Philips Electronics North America Corporation and an affiliate of Royal Philips Electronics, headquartered in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, is the ninth largest semiconductor supplier in the world. Philips Semiconductors' innovations in digital audio, video and mobile technology position the company as a leader in the consumer, multimedia and wireless communications markets. Sales offices are located in all major markets around the world and are supported by regional customer applications labs. Additional information on Philips Semiconductors can be found on the home page at www.semiconductors.philips.com. About Datakey, Inc. Datakey, Inc. is an international supplier of electronic products and services. The company provides support, subsystem and system solutions to record, store and transmit electronic information. Datakey provides products and systems directed to the information security markets that enable user authentication, secure data exchange and information validation. It also provides OEM products, consisting of proprietary memory key cards and other custom-shaped tokens that serve as a convenient way to carry electronic information and are packaged to survive portable environments. -o- Subscribe: mail majordomot_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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