Sep, 2001 : Merilus Chooses RSA as E-Security Partner

📅 September 22, 2001 - RSA Security Inc. (rsa.com), a trusted name in e-security,announced that Merilus (merilus.com), a company speacializing in delivering intelligent products that simplify the process of digital security for organizations connecting to networks, has li censed RSA BSAFE cryptographic software and RSA SecurID authentication technology. The RSA Security technology is used in the Merilus Inferno product, a global management console that simplifies the security process, allowing better flexibility in management and control. Inferno is used to communicate with all Merilus products including Gateway Guardian and FireCard.

The Merilus Gateway Guardian is a security and connectivity software packagethat turns a computer system into an Internet gateway and firewall appliancefor a computer network. The Merilus FireCard is a complete independentcomputer on a PCI card with firewall, VPN and network managementfunctionality embedded directly onto the card. RSA BSAFE SSL encryptionsoftware helps ensure a secure connection to the devices, allowing customerssecure communications during the security management process. Also,customers have the added benefit of using RSA SecurID two-factorauthentication to help ensure only authorized users are granted accessthrough Gatekeeper, a module that comes with the Merilus FireCard Plus andthe Gateway Guardian Enterprise products that authenticates users inreal-time to the firewall.
"Merilus wants to provide its customers with the tools and technologies toprovide the best security experience available," said Bill McQuaide, vicepresident of product marketing at RSA Security. "By ensuring compatibilitywith RSA Security's products and technologies, they have positionedthemselves to succeed and we will continue to support their growth in thefuture."
The RSA BSAFE line of security software is embedded in today's mostsuccessful Internet applications, including Web browsers, wireless devices,commerce servers, e-mail systems and virtual private network products. Builtto provide implementations of standards such as SSL, S/MIME, WTLS, IPSec andPKCS, RSA BSAFE products can save developers time and risk in theirdevelopment schedules.
RSA SecurID authentication software is a leading solution for two-factoruser authentication. RSA SecurID software is designed to protect valuablenetwork resources by helping to ensure that only authorized users aregranted access to e-mail, Web servers, intranets, extranets, networkoperating systems and other resources. RSA SecurID authenticators functionsimilarly to ATM cards, requiring users to identify themselves using acombination of two unique factors - something they have (the authenticator)and something they know (a PIN) - before they gain access to networkresources.