-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- I found this on comp.dcom.telecom and have elided some marketing material. My editorial comments are enclosed in brackets. Amazing. _AT&T_, the same folks that were trying to bring us Clipper, are going to sell DES over-the-counter. I'd be happier with triple-DES, but this blows my tiny little mind. I have a call in to Dave Arneke, who's listed as the contact person for this release. When I can extract some details from him, I'll post them. Some key points: - products include DES (single or triple?) and SHA, an encrypting version of ZMODEM, and unnamed RSA-based products - the products have been available in the gov't market for > 1 year - AT&T is marketing them; they were developed by another company. X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 13, Issue 745, Message 1 of 10 ... We'll be demonstrating these and other data security products at COMDEX next week (we're in the NCR booth). We have a variety of secure communications products in our line, hardware and software, voice, data, fax, video and wireless. I'll keep the information coming as we put it out. Thanks again. Sincerely, David Arneke Media Relations Manager, AT&T Secure Communications Systems 919 279-7680 david.arneke@att.com AT&T INTRODUCES SECURITY SOFTWARE TO PROTECT PC, WORKSTATION DATA AND COMMUNICATIONS GREENSBORO, North Carolina -- AT&T is introducing software programs that protect a variety of laptop, PC and workstation applications. The shrink-wrapped programs, announced today, provide data privacy, digital signatures and secure data transmission. They are the first in a series that will provide end-users with public key cryptography capabilities. AT&T Secure Communications Systems has previously developed a multilevel secure UNIX software package. The products announced today are its first security-related offerings in the DOS/Windows and Macintosh markets. [ ... marketing talk from Bill Franklin, business development manager for AT&T Secure Communications Systems, deleted ] The first programs in the series are: -- AT&T SecretAgent (R), which implements the Digital Encryption Standard for privacy and the Digital Signature Algorithm and Secure Hash Standard to protect the integrity of files stored on or transmitted from personal computers. It operates transparently to e-mail systems. -- AT&T dsaSIGN (TM), which provides authentication and data integrity assurance for electronic documents through use of the Digital Signature Algorithm and Secure Hash Standard. -- AT&T SecureZMODEM (TM), which encrypts data on the fly as it is transmitted using the ZMODEM communications protocol. Additional software products based on RSA public-key technology are also available. "We will also introduce access control products, com- patible with the products we're announcing today, for PCs, workstations and networks in the coming months," Franklin said. All three programs were developed for AT&T by Information Security Corporation of Deerfield, Illinois. They are available exclusively from AT&T and its distributors. ISC will be AT&T's primary representative in the government market for these and related products. The programs use proven technology that has been available in the government market for more than a year. "All three have gained strong acceptance among government computer users," said Tom Venn, president of Information Security Corporation. The single-copy price for AT&T SecretAgent is $329.95; for AT&T dsaSIGN, $149.95; and for AT&T SecureZMODEM, $99.95. Site and enterprise licenses and volume discounts are available. All programs are available now directly from AT&T Secure Communications Systems and its distributors. Customers can get more information on AT&T software security programs by calling 1 800 203-5563. For media inquiries, call David Arneke at AT&T Secure Communications Systems, 919 279-7680. - -Paul - -- Paul Robichaux, KD4JZG | Caution: cutting edge is sharp. Avoid contact. Intergraph Federal Systems | Be a cryptography user - ask me how. ** Of course I don't speak for Intergraph. ** -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.3a iQCVAgUBLOERoyA78To+806NAQHlLQQArzWzEqpqO+EoYEqShkQJmqAI3y1O9sBD yBbBElXylpmJ+yf6WofUWXCci2sEDw0JSE8RSYoTSe0HGtx16pAjh1fkK6UA+8XW 2ZsyzHiuPm1OYMM63iFDRMHTnIYLowmc5GPIXRGnweyCuiWgVNTkHxClnbNo2vGb uaDI2O5X9dI= =FTwT -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----