Integrated client/server-side IPSec VPN security toolkits target networking system developers

Marty Gold

eeProductCenter (06/27/2006 11:11 AM ET)

Baltimore, Md.— SafeNet, Inc.'s complementary QuickSec 4.0 Client Toolkit and QuickSec 4.0 Server Toolkits enable the large installed base of QuickSec OEM developers to add IKEv2 to the full range of enterprise security gateways, enterprise-class PBX systems, desktop VPN clients, and mobile VPN platforms.

The release of QuickSec 4.0 Client and Server Toolkits is the first simultaneous release by SafeNet of compatible client-side and server-side development tools implementing the most current IPSec security features like IKEv2, stateful firewall, IPv6/IPv4 support, 64-bit platform support, and pre-integration with high-speed security processors for hardware acceleration.

The QuickSec security toolkits provide a complete, standards compliant, and interoperable IPSec and IKE protocol implementation including IPSec cryptography algorithms such as AES, 3DES, SHA-1, SHA-256, MD5, Diffie-Hellman, RSA, DSA, as well as PKI acceleration. QuickSec also provides a multilayer stateful IPv6 / IPv4 TCP/IP firewall with attack prevention, a dual-mode IKE stack enables devices to auto-negotiate an IKEv2 connection or fall back to IKEv1, and Application Layer Gateways (ALGs) for various protocols, including HTTP, SIP, FTP, and CIFS.

QuickSec 4.0 Server Toolkit (Standard Edition) is a complete IPSec VPN development toolkit that provides a fully standards compliant IPSec / IKEv2 solution for device and software developers. The server toolkit includes robust IKEv2/v1 authentication, remote access features, and high availability APIs for import and export of IPSec security associations for device redundancy and failover. The small runtime footprint with linear deterministic memory allocation ensures seamless scalability. QuickSec 4.0 Server Toolkit supports Linux 2.4/2.6, Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 (also on 64-bit platforms), MontaVista 4.0, VxWorks, and other embedded operating systems.

QuickSec 4.0 Client Toolkit (Standard Edition) is a software development toolkit designed for networking system developers building IPSec VPN client functionality into next-generation OEM software and hardware products. Supported client platforms include Linux 2.6, MontaVista Linux 4.0 and Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 (also on 64-bit platforms).

QuickSec 4.0 has been designed to provide a wide array of options for dedicated hardware acceleration. To accelerate processing speeds of time-critical security algorithms and protocols, QuickSec 4.0 provides native hardware support for SafeNet security processors such as the SafeXcel-51x0 - a unique inline security SoC that processes IP packets faster and more efficiently than conventional look-aside security coprocessors.

QuickSec 4.0 Server Toolkit and QuickSec 4.0 Client Toolkit are available now. Pricing ranges from $50K to $150K. Current QuickSec customers are eligible for special upgrade offers. To learn more about the QuickSec upgrade program and register for a risk-free product evaluation, please visit www.safenet-inc.com.

SafeNet, Inc.

www.safenet-inc.com

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