This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to mimeat_private for more info. --------------41286219246 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=us-ascii Content-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.96.981119185013.14826Uat_private> http://nt.excite.com/news/bw/981118/ssh-communications Last Updated 6:08 AM ET November 18, 1998 State of Art Cryptography Added to SSH Secure Shell; SSH Secure Shell to Support the Upcoming Security Algorithm Standard ESPOO, Finland (BUSINESS WIRE) - SSH Communications Security is leading the way in offering next century security to Internet users. SSH Secure Shell now has the support for a new, very fast encryption method called Twofish. With Twofish, SSH Secure Shell offers the opportunity to use some of the most state of art encryption technologies available. Its users will especially appreciate the fact that Twofish can encrypt data more securely and faster than most other algorithms available. Twofish is AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) candidate from Counterpane Systems. The design team behind Twofish includes some of the leading cryptographers of our time, including Bruce Schneier, President of Counterpane and the author of Applied Cryptography, perhaps the world's most read book about cryptography. "SSH Secure Shell has been the de-facto standard for encrypted terminal connections on the Internet. By incorporating Twofish, SSH will continue to offer users speedy and secure communications into the next century", says Schneier, SSH Secure Shell user himself. New Encryption Standard Emerging Data Encryption Standard (DES) is the most widely used encryption method in the world. However, rapid improvements in computing and the resulting capability to break DES have shown that the algorithm designed in the 1970s has come to the end of its useful life. Researchers have demonstrated that DES can be broken in less then three days. The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has initiated a process to find a replacement for DES. The new algorithm will be named Advanced Encryption Standard. AES algorithm needs to be strong enough to protect sensitive data well into the future, but also fast and suitable to be used in increasingly small devices demanded today, such as smart cards and mobile devices. SSH Communications Security is actively participating in the AES evaluation process. The final AES algorithm will be announced in the year 2000, after a two-year public evaluation period. "We evaluated most AES candidates for their suitability in our products, and found Twofish to be a strong candidate", says Markku-Juhani Saarinen, cryptographer at SSH Communications Security. Twofish has undergone extensive analysis prior to its release. Experts from SSH Communications Security who have examined the results of these analysis are convinced that breaking Twofish in SSH Secure Shell is infeasible. Next Century Technology Available Now SSH Secure Shell was the first secure login program that was easy to use and required little knowledge in cryptography from the user. It is installed in an uncountable number of computers around the world and is one of the most widely used cryptographic programs in the world. Twofish is used in SSH Secure Shell with a 256-bit key. SSH Secure Shell will support Twofish from version 2.0.11 onwards. Versions supporting Twofish are available from ftp sites around the globe for trials. For more details, visit SSH Communications Security at http://www.ssh.fi. --------------41286219246-- -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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