[fwd][news] Netscape meets gov't security standard

*** Netscape meets gov't security standard

Netscape Communications Corporation announced Monday the National
Institute of Standards and Technology and the Canadian Security
Establishment validated the security code in Netscape Communicator
client software and Netscape SuiteSpot server software as meeting
Federal Information Processing Standards Publications 140-1, "Security
Requirements For Cryptographic Modules." Netscape is the only Internet
software vendor to comply with the FIPS 140-1 security standard, the
company said. (PR Newswire) See full story at
http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=4840046-429


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Vipul Ved Prakash wrote:
> 
> *** Netscape meets gov't security standard
> 
> Netscape Communications Corporation announced Monday the National
> Institute of Standards and Technology and the Canadian Security
> Establishment validated the security code in Netscape Communicator
> client software and Netscape SuiteSpot server software as meeting
> Federal Information Processing Standards Publications 140-1, "Security
> Requirements For Cryptographic Modules." Netscape is the only Internet
> software vendor to comply with the FIPS 140-1 security standard, the
> company said. (PR Newswire) See full story at
> http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=4840046-429

For those of you interested, we are validated at level 2 when used on a
C2 OS, level 1 otherwise.  You can find more info at
http://home.netscape.com/assist/security/faqs/fips140-1.html

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In <34196385.FB7F5278@netscape.com>, on 09/12/97 
   at 08:45 AM, Tom Weinstein <tomw@netscape.com> said:

>Vipul Ved Prakash wrote:
>> 
>> *** Netscape meets gov't security standard
>> 
>> Netscape Communications Corporation announced Monday the National
>> Institute of Standards and Technology and the Canadian Security
>> Establishment validated the security code in Netscape Communicator
>> client software and Netscape SuiteSpot server software as meeting
>> Federal Information Processing Standards Publications 140-1, "Security
>> Requirements For Cryptographic Modules." Netscape is the only Internet
>> software vendor to comply with the FIPS 140-1 security standard, the
>> company said. (PR Newswire) See full story at
>> http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=4840046-429

>For those of you interested, we are validated at level 2 when used on a
>C2 OS, level 1 otherwise.  You can find more info at
>http://home.netscape.com/assist/security/faqs/fips140-1.html

Exactly what C2 OS are we talking here?!? You are not backing M$ marketing
claims of C2 for NT are you???

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William H. Geiger III wrote:
> In <34196385.FB7F5278@netscape.com>, on 09/12/97
>    at 08:45 AM, Tom Weinstein <tomw@netscape.com> said:
>
>> For those of you interested, we are validated at level 2 when used on a
>> C2 OS, level 1 otherwise.  You can find more info at
>> http://home.netscape.com/assist/security/faqs/fips140-1.html
> 
> Exactly what C2 OS are we talking here?!? You are not backing M$
> marketing claims of C2 for NT are you???

Last I checked, NT was only C2 when networking was turned off.  Kind of
hard to use our products that way.  In particular, we were certified on
Solaris 2.4SE.

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In <341990E0.66EE0BE3@netscape.com>, on 09/12/97 
   at 01:58 PM, Tom Weinstein <tomw@netscape.com> said:

>William H. Geiger III wrote:
>> In <34196385.FB7F5278@netscape.com>, on 09/12/97
>>    at 08:45 AM, Tom Weinstein <tomw@netscape.com> said:
>>
>>> For those of you interested, we are validated at level 2 when used on a
>>> C2 OS, level 1 otherwise.  You can find more info at
>>> http://home.netscape.com/assist/security/faqs/fips140-1.html
>> 
>> Exactly what C2 OS are we talking here?!? You are not backing M$
>> marketing claims of C2 for NT are you???

>Last I checked, NT was only C2 when networking was turned off.  Kind of
>hard to use our products that way.  In particular, we were certified on
>Solaris 2.4SE.

Hehe :)

I just was checking. Last time I bothered to look at NT ratings not only
did it have to be disconnected from the network but all removable media
devices had to be removed also. :)))

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