Toshiba Chooses VeriSign Cable Modem Authentication Services to Secure Next Generation of Cable Modems
November 30, 2000 09:05:00 AM ET
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2000-- State-of-the-Art Digital Certificates to Avert Piracy
of Broadband Services, Providing Secure Cable Subscriptions and Online Connections
VeriSign, Inc., VRSN the leading provider of Internet trust services and its subsidiary company, VeriSign Japan K.K., today announced that Toshiba Corporation, the leading provider of cable modems, has selected VeriSign's new Cable Modem Authentication Services to enable cable operators to prevent pirating of cable services due to device cloning.
VeriSign's Cable Modem Authentication Services allow Toshiba to meet the security requirements of the Data Over Cable System Interface Specification (DOCSIS) and PacketCable standards, which lay the foundation for cable operators to accelerate the delivery of value-added broadband services such as software delivery and pay-per-use application services.
The DOCSIS standard for cable modems, created by cable system operators to insure security for the entire cable industry, requires that all DOCSIS 1.1 cable modems be authenticated using digital certificates to prevent pirating of cable services and content due to cloning of devices. The PacketCable standard for telephony modems, enabling cable operators to provide voice-over-IP services using their cable television networks, also requires that all PacketCable compliant MTA (Multimedia Terminal Adapter) devices, added to the DOCSIS 1.1 compliant cable modems for voice coding and signaling, be authenticated using additional digital certificates.
"We selected VeriSign's digital certificate technology and services for Toshiba's cable modems because of the company's acknowledged leadership in highly-scaleable online authentication services," said Naotake Kurotsu, General Manager of Toshiba's Computer & Network Platform Div. "Incorporating such secure technology into our products, Toshiba will provide our customers with highly qualified and trusted products and continue to be a leading company in advanced digital cable products."
VeriSign's Cable Modem Authentication Services provide Toshiba with a turnkey solution for centrally generating a large number of digital keys and certificates and "burning" these credentials directly into the write-once memory of cable modem devices prior to shipment. A digital certificate serves as a unique, unforgeable online credential, authenticating the identity of each cable modem to a cable operator through an exchange of digital keys before permitting a user to access cable services.
By leveraging VeriSign's highly scalable digital certificate infrastructure, Toshiba is able to centrally generate digital certificates in volume based on their scheduled production quantities. In addition, VeriSign is also providing Toshiba with the expertise to integrate the certificate provisioning process with its existing manufacturing operations.
"Toshiba has routinely provided their customers with leading edge technology in their cable modem devices," said Anil Pereira, general manager for Enterprise Services Group at VeriSign, Inc. "In order to continue to deliver next generation services and address issues of privacy and protection for their customers, Toshiba has chosen to work with VeriSign to instill confidence in cable modems and cable services delivery." About VeriSign
VeriSign, Inc. VRSN is the leading provider of trusted infrastructure services to websites, enterprises, electronic commerce service providers and individuals. The company's domain name, digital certificate and payment services provide the critical web identity, authentication and transaction infrastructure that online businesses require to conduct secure e-commerce and communications. VeriSign's services are available through its web sites ( www.verisign.com and www.netsol.com ) or through its direct sales force and reseller partners around the world.
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Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, potential volatility in VeriSign's stock price, uncertainty of Internet privatization, increased competition in the domain name registration business including price competition, customer acceptance of new products and services offered by the company in addition to or as enhancements of its registration services, risks associated with the company's international business, uncertainty of future revenue and profitability and fluctuations in its quarterly operating results. More information about potential factors that could affect the company's business and financial results is included in VeriSign's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, especially in the company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 12, 2000, as amended, Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2000.
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