SSH Communications Security to announce version 2.0 of the famous SSH cryptography program (fwd)

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Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 12:48:09 +0300
From: Arlinda Sata <sata at ssh.fi>
To: ssh-announce at clinet.fi
Subject: SSH Communications Security to announce version 2.0 of the famous SSH cryptography program

         Press release
         21.8.1998  1 (3)

SSH pioneers internet security

SSH Communications Security to announce version 2.0
of the famous SSH cryptography program

(August 21, 1998) SSH Communications Security Ltd., the developer of the
popular SSH (Secure Shell) secure remote login program, now offers radical
improvements in security for internet users. The newly announced SSH 2.0
version includes new routines, which are based on the new and innovative
SSH2 protocol.

"The first version of SSH helped computer users work over networks with
confidential data and made cryptography a common method for this. SSH2 now
responds to the increasing cryptography demands of the users. It provides a
possibility to transmit all confidential files securely, not just logins,
all the way from their own personal computers", says Tatu Ylφnen, the
inventor of SSH, and CTO, SSH Communications Security.

The SSH2 code is totally rewritten to optimize security and speed. It is
compatible with the old SSH program and new servers can serve both SSH
version one and SSH2 protocols. The updated SSH 2.0 now includes new
routines for the cryptography, which makes the program much faster. The new
SSH2 protocol provides more security and allows future integration into
public key infrastructures.

New secure FTP breaks through

As part of its advanced new features SSH 2.0 includes easy to use secure
file transfer. Now users can take secure terminal sessions and also transmit
files over the internet by using a protocol similar to the popular ftp (File
Transfer Protocol) protocol. Secure ftp (sftp) is a part of SSH 2.0 product
and supports all standard ftp functionality.

To enable the use of certificates, SSH 2.0 standards track supports Public
Key Infrastructures (PKIs). SSH 2.0 works well without a certificate
infrastructure for fast deployment, and support for X.509 certificates is
possible for maximum security.

Aiming for standardization

The aim of the developers’ group of SSH Communications Security has been to
update and standardize SSH protocol. “We have participated in the protocol
standardization by contributing the standard drafts describing SSH2
transport, connection and authentication protocol and general protocol
architecture to the IETF”, stresses Timo Rinne one of the developers of
SSH2. The upcoming internet standard is called SECSH.

No unencrypted passwords in the network

TCP/IP environment has primitive security measures and everybody with a
little bit of knowledge can break it. The classic way is to create a program
that collects automatically all the passwords that circulate between two
hosts.

SSH protocol has dramatically increased security of the network terminal
sessions. It requires a minimum or no manual interaction from users and it
is very easy to deploy and take into use.

SSH is especially suitable of remote administration of computing systems.
The high security passwords of the system administrators and the commands
given to mission critical computing resources are never transmitted in clear
text, which would give an attacker the chance to attack the whole computing
system of a corporation.

SSH protocol can automatically encrypt, authenticate and compress
transmitted data. It provides support for secure remote logins, secure file
transfer, and secure TCP/IP tunneling and X11 connection forwarding.

SSH is leading the way

SSH protocol became a de-facto standard since 1996, when Tatu Ylφnen
introduced it for the first time. SSH program is installed in an uncountable
number of computers around the world. SSH was the first easy to use secure
login program that required little knowledge in cryptography itself. Because
of its ease-of-use, it wiped out many of its competitors from the market and
became one of the most widely used cryptographic programs in the world.

More information about the new SSH2 can be found from www.ssh.fi.

Data Fellows, the leading security software company, markets the commercial
version of SSH program under their F-Secure product line. The commercial
version of SSH 2.0 is to be released soon and includes additional features
such as a variety of strong ciphers. Visit their web site at
www.datafellows.com for full description.


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About SSH Communications Security Ltd.:

SSH Communications Security Ltd. is an international software company
specialized in demanding network security solutions. SSH provides
cutting-edge, military strength cryptographic solutions for securing
internet communications. The company’s SSH (Secure Shell) application has
become the de-facto standard for secure logins, and is being used by
hundreds of thousands of people in more than 50 countries. SSH IPSEC Express
toolkit is the market leader in providing IPSEC (Internet Protocol Security)
and IKE (Internet Key Exchange) technology to OEM customers.
For more information, please see http://www.ipsec.com on the Internet.


Additional Information:

Arlinda Sipilδ,
SSH Communications Security Ltd.
Tel. +358-9-4354 3221
mailto:sata at ssh.fi

Sami Ahvenniemi,
SSH Communications Security Ltd.
Tel. +1-408-615-5750
mailto:sami.ahvenniemi at ssh.fi

Christina Forsgεrd,
BNL Information Ltd.
mailto:christina.forsgard at bnl.fi

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Arlinda Sipilδ
Marketing Communications
SSH Communications Security
http://www.ssh.fi
Tel: +358 9 4354 3221
Fax: +358 9 4354 3222


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