nCipher crypto: FIPS 140-2 Level 3?

[Tyler Durden]

Apparently a new Crypto chip from nCipher.
What's the C-punks view on this standard--FIPS 140-2 Level 3? Anyone have a 
link to this document?





REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Ingrian Networks, the leader in Active Application 
Security solutions, announced it has extended its strategic relationship 
with nCipher Inc. (LSE:NCH), a leading provider of cryptographic IT security 
solutions, to empower customers with a new, unsurpassed level of protection 
for information delivered across the Internet. As a result of this 
collaboration, Ingrian now delivers the highest level of SSL security and 
private key protection available in a single security platform.

This breakthrough capability, now available in Ingrians i215 and i225 
secure networking platforms, is the result of collaborating with nCipher to 
ensure its cryptographic modules are compliant with the FIPS (Federal 
Information Processing Standards) 140-2 Level 3 specification for protection 
of private cryptographic keys. This new specification significantly enhances 
the security of SSL transactions and virtually eliminates the threat of 
cyber attacks via SSL tunnels.

Sensitive business data is only as secure as the private keys that protect 
that data, said Rod Murchison, VP of Product and Corporate Development at 
Ingrian Networks. If a cyber attacker gets the master key, it can unlock a 
lot of sensitive data and be very costly to businesses. This new 
FIPS-compliant technology offers customers the most advanced security 
available for private cryptographic keys and SSL transactions. Its the 
level of protection that a growing number of customers want and expect from 
Ingrian platforms.

Ingrian Networks Inc.

nCipher Corporation Ltd.







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