[fwd][news] Netscape meets gov't security standard
*** Netscape meets gov't security standard Netscape Communications Corporation announced Monday the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Canadian Security Establishment validated the security code in Netscape Communicator client software and Netscape SuiteSpot server software as meeting Federal Information Processing Standards Publications 140-1, "Security Requirements For Cryptographic Modules." Netscape is the only Internet software vendor to comply with the FIPS 140-1 security standard, the company said. (PR Newswire) See full story at http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=4840046-429 -- Vipul Ved Prakash | - Electronic Security & Crypto vipul@pobox.com | - Web Objects 91 11 2233328 | - PERL Development 198 Madhuban IP Extension | - Linux & Open Systems Delhi, INDIA 110 092 | - Networked Virtual Spaces
Vipul Ved Prakash wrote:
*** Netscape meets gov't security standard
Netscape Communications Corporation announced Monday the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Canadian Security Establishment validated the security code in Netscape Communicator client software and Netscape SuiteSpot server software as meeting Federal Information Processing Standards Publications 140-1, "Security Requirements For Cryptographic Modules." Netscape is the only Internet software vendor to comply with the FIPS 140-1 security standard, the company said. (PR Newswire) See full story at http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=4840046-429
For those of you interested, we are validated at level 2 when used on a C2 OS, level 1 otherwise. You can find more info at http://home.netscape.com/assist/security/faqs/fips140-1.html -- What is appropriate for the master is not appropriate| Tom Weinstein for the novice. You must understand Tao before | tomw@netscape.com transcending structure. -- The Tao of Programming |
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Vipul Ved Prakash wrote:
*** Netscape meets gov't security standard
Netscape Communications Corporation announced Monday the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Canadian Security Establishment validated the security code in Netscape Communicator client software and Netscape SuiteSpot server software as meeting Federal Information Processing Standards Publications 140-1, "Security Requirements For Cryptographic Modules." Netscape is the only Internet software vendor to comply with the FIPS 140-1 security standard, the company said. (PR Newswire) See full story at http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=4840046-429
For those of you interested, we are validated at level 2 when used on a C2 OS, level 1 otherwise. You can find more info at http://home.netscape.com/assist/security/faqs/fips140-1.html
Exactly what C2 OS are we talking here?!? You are not backing M$ marketing claims of C2 for NT are you??? - -- - --------------------------------------------------------------- William H. Geiger III http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii Geiger Consulting Cooking With Warp 4.0 Author of E-Secure - PGP Front End for MR/2 Ice PGP & MR/2 the only way for secure e-mail. OS/2 PGP 2.6.3a at: http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii/pgpmr2.html - --------------------------------------------------------------- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3a Charset: cp850 Comment: Registered_User_E-Secure_v1.1b1_ES000000 iQCVAwUBNBmDZI9Co1n+aLhhAQF/IAP9E6Y40J2aDZj6QwLAtqEhfyVAG9VIXvAx g1C4kLpB9k6Hc3s9vfj5Eg1nBfOgj47JRAPfI5qQ70nBGdStq+xOolJODqsICabC vByGn25p+yf/pmtj1+sc+Kz17MIOMqObjPNUijAiPF2fCngAN9lB9zg5cA2IvBEc 57yn5ZypQp0= =cUez -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
William H. Geiger III wrote:
In <34196385.FB7F5278@netscape.com>, on 09/12/97 at 08:45 AM, Tom Weinstein <tomw@netscape.com> said:
For those of you interested, we are validated at level 2 when used on a C2 OS, level 1 otherwise. You can find more info at http://home.netscape.com/assist/security/faqs/fips140-1.html
Exactly what C2 OS are we talking here?!? You are not backing M$ marketing claims of C2 for NT are you???
Last I checked, NT was only C2 when networking was turned off. Kind of hard to use our products that way. In particular, we were certified on Solaris 2.4SE. -- What is appropriate for the master is not appropriate| Tom Weinstein for the novice. You must understand Tao before | tomw@netscape.com transcending structure. -- The Tao of Programming |
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In <341990E0.66EE0BE3@netscape.com>, on 09/12/97 at 01:58 PM, Tom Weinstein <tomw@netscape.com> said:
William H. Geiger III wrote:
In <34196385.FB7F5278@netscape.com>, on 09/12/97 at 08:45 AM, Tom Weinstein <tomw@netscape.com> said:
For those of you interested, we are validated at level 2 when used on a C2 OS, level 1 otherwise. You can find more info at http://home.netscape.com/assist/security/faqs/fips140-1.html
Exactly what C2 OS are we talking here?!? You are not backing M$ marketing claims of C2 for NT are you???
Last I checked, NT was only C2 when networking was turned off. Kind of hard to use our products that way. In particular, we were certified on Solaris 2.4SE.
Hehe :) I just was checking. Last time I bothered to look at NT ratings not only did it have to be disconnected from the network but all removable media devices had to be removed also. :))) - -- - --------------------------------------------------------------- William H. Geiger III http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii Geiger Consulting Cooking With Warp 4.0 Author of E-Secure - PGP Front End for MR/2 Ice PGP & MR/2 the only way for secure e-mail. OS/2 PGP 2.6.3a at: http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii/pgpmr2.html - --------------------------------------------------------------- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3a Charset: cp850 Comment: Registered_User_E-Secure_v1.1b1_ES000000 iQCVAwUBNBmI949Co1n+aLhhAQGuHQP/UPOT/767Q07qz7roUk10XLHbOFSXseFE L6KpqC4B5/yvoq9Au0eNTFoigSarqI+iG34FXw2WKnjYmqTXg0BmdMJq9JHOnS/x 10qjIMnbJnbRkTipyicshN56lGCRxQFz3eVk+vq3fzyMNaBwlOBlac6ALn9hvqp9 HFucQJZ4pVk= =SZ8i -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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