Intelispan Introduces PKI-based Network Authentication Capability First Remote Access IP Network to Authenticate with PKI
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 1998--Officials with Intelispan Inc. (OTC BB:IVPN) announced Thursday that the company is conducting alpha-stage testing on remote access IP network logon authentication using Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), which will be available to its customers by the end of 1998.
Once implemented, Intelispan's exSPANd(SM) Virtual Private Network (VPN) will become the first IP network to offer network level authentication using PKI.
PKI, the de facto standard for electronic commerce security, refers to a cryptography technology that uses public and private key pairs for encrypting and decrypting sensitive data. Associated with each user is a public key accessible to everyone and published on a digital certificate, and a private key held only by that individual.
A message encrypted with a user's public key can only be decrypted by that user's private key, and vice versa. PKI provides more than just data privacy; it also ensures data authenticity, integrity and non-repudiation.
''Instead of relying solely upon username and password to access the network, a remote user logs onto the network with username and password and the network will respond with an encrypted challenge that can only be decrypted with the user's private key,'' said Peter A. Nelson, Intelispan president and chief executive. ''Using this implementation, strong network authentication is achieved transparent to the end user, alleviating the most common complaint of most dynamic token-based authentication solutions.''
''We have been working for the last eight months integrating PKI technology into the network servers. We believe our PKI implementation is the first of its kind in the industry, and will allow our customers to establish a robust security framework for many other applications,'' Nelson said.
The exSPANd PKI service will allow the enterprise customer control over the registration policy, issuance, revocation, and maintenance of the digital keys and certificates while Intelispan manages the certificate handling, storage, retrieval, revocation lists and authorization functions.
Intelispan's PKI will provide a foundation for enabling business to business commerce solutions. After accessing the network, the user can be authenticated again at the customer's firewall or application. This infrastructure investment allows Intelispan to become the platform for devices, applications, and individuals that require trusted information exchange.
Intelispan's PKI conforms to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Security working group's development of Internet Protocol Security (IPSec), the PKIX cross certification efforts, and the ANSI X.509v3 standard.
Intelispan is a Scottsdale based company specializing in secure business communications. Intelispan provides secure remote access to non-Internet based VPN services and enables the rapid deployment of electronic trading communities.
Intelispan trades on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board under the symbol ''IVPN''
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