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SAN MATEO, CALIF., AUGUST 28, 2003
NSD Security's Secure Identity Appliance™ receives Identrus™ Compliant Certification
Offers Identrus Financial Institutions solution for roaming PKI and software smartcards
NSD Security Inc., a subsidiary of Nippon Systems Development Incorporated, and Identrus LLC, today announced the Identrus certification of the Secure Identity Appliance™ making available to Identrus financial institutions the only FIPS 140-1 Level 2 certified roaming PKI solution.
The Secure Identity Appliance™ provides a single, highly secure infrastructure that can simultaneously support a wide range of authentication mechanisms ranging from PKI hardened passwords, to roaming PKI to 2-Factor authentication. For organizations forced into choosing between weak passwords and very costly smartcards, this innovative solution offers a range of options, which can be best matched to the needs of different applications within the business. Leading organizations in financial services, healthcare and government have deployed The Secure Identity Appliance™.
"Identrus, and our participating global financial institutions are always looking for ways to deploy highly pragmatic Identity Management solutions that deliver the security of PKI with the ease of use of passwords. The Secure Identity Appliance offers both." said Clay Epstein, senior vice president, Product and Technology, Identrus. "Our subsidiary, Digital Signature Trust has used the Secure Identity Appliance for over a year to provide a roaming PKI solution for our significant U.S. Government clients so we can attest to its extraordinary reliability and simplicity -- this really is a market-leading product."
"Having deployed the Secure Identity Appliance™ in our infrastructure for mission critical single sign-on applications in healthcare, we are very pleased with the news of the Identrus certification. This will allow us to use the managed service we have built around this product to address the needs of several of our financial clients", said John Garvey, Chief Executive Officer, beTRUSTed Inc.
NSD Security Inc. is a subsidiary of the NSD Group headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. "We are very pleased with our subsidiary NSD Security receiving this prestigious certification from Identrus", said Isao Ogishi, President of NSD Japan. "This further deepens our strategic relationship with Identrus and our Identrus-Japan joint venture."
"This certification is yet another testament to the simple and sensible security offered by the Secure Identity Appliance™ and its underlying Practical PKI™ technology." said Trell Rohovit, CEO of NSD Security.
NSD Security Inc. will be showcasing The Secure Identity Appliance™ at the upcoming Identrus Participant Forum in Barcelona, Spain, September 10-12.
About NSD Security Inc.
NSD Security Inc., a division of the NSD Group, is focused on delivering authentication solutions that bridge the gap between "too weak" and "too hard". Our leading product the Secure Identity ApplianceTM can be used to deploy Virtual Smart Card, Software Smart Cards and 2 Factor Smart Cards. The infrastructure can be used to provide solutions for secure web access, secure remote access, hardened single sign-on, directory hardening, roaming PKI and digital signatures. An organization can support multiple applications with multiple risk profiles on this single versatile infrastructure.
The NSD Group
NSD Security is a division of the NSD Group which is a leading Japanese systems integrator. The NSD Group has specialized in security solutions in partnership with leading companies for over a decade. A publicly traded company (NIKKEI: put symbol) NSD Group has had over thirty years of consequent revenue and profitable growth. Please visit http://www.nsd.co.jp for more information.
About Identrus
Identrus™ LLC has established a regulated policy framework that provides the global standard for digital identity authentication. The Identrus platform provides the legal and technical infrastructure for financial institutions (FIs) and their customers to effectively manage the risks associated with identity authentication in digital transactions. Identrus identity credentials are scalable and interoperable supporting enterprise-level applications as well as domestic and international transactions. With Identrus, FIs can effectively manage key elements of Operational Risk associated with migrating business processes online. Identrus also has developed Eleanor™ the global e-payments initiation specification that enables FIs to build upon their existing payments systems, and Identrus trust services, to offer enhanced e-payments initiation services to their customers. Identrus membership consists of more than 60 of the world's leading financial institutions spanning 160 countries. Additional information about the company is available at www.identrust.com.
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Schwartz Communications, Inc.
Rebecca Krueger
+1 415-512-0770
Identrust@schwartz-pr.com
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