Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

[Countryboy]

SafeNet ProtectDrive Enterprise

(CC-EAL2, undergoing CC-EAL4, FIPS140-2)
SafeNet through the aquisition of Eracom Technologies pioneered full disk encryption technology in 1987, thereby laying the foundation for today's Privacy of Information products.
SafeNet has continued to innovate and refine the technology behind hard disk encryption to ensure the ultimate line of defence against the pioneering efforts of data hackers and thieves. This has enabled the ProtectDrive disk encryption solution to meet the evolving data security, deployment and management needs of the government and enterprise markets.
Today, ProtectDrive is one of the most advanced hard drive encryption solutions in terms of data security, usability and organisation-wide network deployment and management. ProtectDrive is used by governments and enterprises worldwide.
http://www.lightsourcetech.com.au/SafeNet/ProtectDrive-Enteprise.html

Eracom Technologies' ProtectDrive Delivers Full Disk Encryption Tailored for use with Axalto Cyberflex Smart Cards
08 February 2005.

Eracom Technologies, who pioneered full disk encryption software in 1987 for PC’s, laptops and servers, today announced the latest release of ProtectDrive version 7.2, now incorporating AES 128, 192 and 256 bit encryption and support for Axalto (Schlumberger) Cyberflex smart cards.

As one of the few full disk encryption solutions to utilize smart cards with X509 certificates for pre-boot authentication, the new ProtectDrive v7.2 now includes support for the Axalto (Schlumberger) Cyberflex Access smart card. Axalto is a leading provider of microprocessor smart card solutions with a global market share of 27% (Gartner 2003).

Organizations using Axalto Cyberflex Access smart cards will now be able to easily integrate ProtectDrive into their IT security infrastructure to secure confidential data on laptops, workstations and servers from unauthorized use. Using the X509 certificate function pre-installed within the Axalto Cyberflex smart card, two-factor authentication can be rapidly configured within the ProtectDrive full disk encryption solution. ProtectDrive facilitates this level of strong authentication security by requiring a user password log-in (what they know) as well as the physical security of a smart card (what they have).

The choice of encryption algorithms within ProtectDrive has been expanded within v7.2 to include Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128, 192 and 256 bit, in addition to tripleDES (3DES) and the IDEA algorithm. This enables organization’s even greater flexibility to configure a full disk encryption solution to suit their risk environment related to laptops, workstations and servers.

The incorporation of AES encryption is an important development for the ProtectDrive hard disk encryption solution. The demand for AES has increased considerably since its rating in 2001 within the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) as the (U.S) federal government approved encryption algorithm. AES is often regulated as a standard encryption algorithm for use by many governments to secure confidential and ‘Secret’ level digital information, and this has encouraged its increased use within both government and private enterprise.
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=2903

Axalto U.S. Shipments of Cyberflex Access Smart ID Cards Surge

Axalto customer purchases of Cyberflex Access™ smart cards in the United States surged significantly in the last two years. The rapid growth shows that the use of smart cards as secure identity credentials and employee badges is taking off in the United States. Some of the large government organizations that have adopted Axalto’s two-factor authentication include the U.S. Departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Interior as well as the General Services Administration (GSA). Among the many corporate clients are the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Dell Inc. and Sun Microsystems, Inc., whose Axalto smart card-based corporate badge was cited in a recent Wall Street Journal article as one of the top ten technologies companies are using to keep their mobile workers connected and productive.

Forrester Research, one of the IT industry’s leading research firms, sees high growth in this sector as a trend that is likely to continue. In “Market Trends 2004: Enterprise Single Sign-On,” analyst Steve Hunt reported that there is no doubt that smart cards will become the authentication token of choice in the future, in part because they offer multiple functions in a single, familiar and easy-to-use form factor.

Karthik Nagarajan, a research analyst from Frost & Sullivan, also expects continued market growth. “The processing capabilities and robust security of microprocessor smart cards make it an ideal medium for achieving strong authentication. At the same time, smart cards store large amounts of data and can run multiple applications. With these advantages we expect smart card use to grow in health care as well as in the government and IT sectors,” said Nagarajan.

In the United States, system integrators and partners have been critical to the product’s successes, including ActivCard, Inc., Atos Origin S.A, BearingPoint, Inc., Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS), HID Corporation, MAXIMUS, Inc., Northrop Grumman Information Technology, RSA Security Inc. and Schlumberger Information Services (SIS). These partners have used Cyberflex Access cards as a secure platform upon which to deliver solutions of many kinds, including corporate badge applications, email and document encryption, identity management software, secure remote access (VPN) and administration of personal passwords, logons and preferences.
Solutions created leveraging Cyberflex Access smart ids have involved technologies as diverse as digital certificates, biometrics, thin clients and directories. Many of the deployments have also incorporated Axalto’s DeXa.Badge™ Card Management System platform to manage identities and control access of employees to systems and facilities. An increasing number are using the e-gate™ product which is available in both smart card andtoken form factor. The e-gate USB token enables affordable smart card deployment across virtually any computer via the Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.

Many Internet service providers, banks and e-commerce site operators are already considering the use of such cards. “Inserting a microprocessor smart card like Axalto’s Cyberflex Access into the security chain is the only reliable way to proactively address problems introduced by spam, phishing, key logging programs, identity fraud and other difficult-to-stop attacks on ID/password security,” said Paul Beverly, president Axalto Americas. “Driven by more frequent attacks from hackers using more sophisticated viruses and spam techniques, online communities will increasingly turn to smart cards. Smart cards are the only authentication devices that can offer personalization, convenience, and portability, along with high security, standardization and a high degree of integration with PC and workstations.”

Axalto is working with other industry leaders to facilitate deployment of identity-based Web services and is an active member of the Liberty Alliance Project (http://www.projectliberty.org). This is an alliance of more than 150 companies, non-profit and government organizations committed to developing open standards for federated network identity and identity-based services.
http://www.smartcardalliance.org/articles/2004/09/07/axalto-u-s-shipments-of-cyberflex-access-smart-id-cards-surge