Mocana Announces Embedded Extensible Authentication Protocol
(EAP) - A True Asynchronous Product Available Today
Latest EAP solution provides customer new
levels of security, flexibility and scalability
SAN FRANCISCO - November 15, 2006
- Mocana, a provider of complete
open standards-based security solutions that secure next generation
networks and services all the way to edge devices, today announced
the full availability of the Mocana Embedded Extensible Authentication
Protocol (EAP) solution. This full version of the Mocana Embedded
EAP provides a fully RFC compliant solution, allowing peer and
authenticator to independently operate with third-party implementations,
a necessity for most companies. Mocana Embedded EAP easily works
in pass-through mode if there is already an authentication server
on-site, or as a stand-alone authenticator if there is none, providing
a flexible environment for integration.
EAP is a protocol that acts as a framework and transport
for other authentication protocols. EAP uses its own start
and end messages, but then carries any number of third-party
messages between the supplicant (client requesting network
access) and the Network Access Server (NAS).
The Mocana Embedded EAP solution provides an answer for
device and appliance manufacturers considering an EAP-based
security solution to their existing or new devices. Uniquely
architected, Mocana Embedded EAP easily ports and configures
to the needs of the organization and can operate in a wide
range of environments offering scalability, reliability
and ease of use. Unlike some other EAP solutions, Mocana's
Embedded EAP also works with multiple interfaces and is
transport agnostic, eliminating the need for costly and
time consuming integration work. All things that can save
organizations thousands of man hours to create, manage,
and staff. Multiple companies have already licensed the
Mocana EAP solution and are experiencing these competitive
advantages today.
"With this latest version of Mocana Embedded EAP, we can
now offer our customers a secure, flexible and scalable
EAP solution that can allow device and appliance manufacturers
to get to market faster with an open standards-based solution,
while freeing up their engineers to focus on other value
added development," said Adrian Turner, President and CEO
for Mocana. "We have fully leveraged our unique architecture
to ensure that our Embedded EAP solution will serve as the
gold standard for use in embedded devices. Our continued
confidence in our products allows us to make our source
code freely available for evaluation so companies can see
the advantages of using Mocana for themselves."
Mocana Embedded EAP is full featured and RFC compliant supporting
12 different authentication methods including EAP-TLS and
EAP-TTLS. Mocana Embedded EAP takes advantage of other Mocana
Device Security Framework solutions and can leverage Mocana's
hardware acceleration to deliver optimum performance and
scalability. With the ability to operate in stand- alone
mode, Mocana Embedded EAP allows system administrators access
to the network even if the RADIUS server goes down.
Mocana Embedded EAP
The Mocana Embedded EAP solution was built from the ground
up specifically for embedded systems from mobile handheld
devices to datacom equipment. The Mocana EAP solution prevents
unauthorized access to network devices, allows for easy
security updating and lets organizations independently manage
multiple users who require unique security configurations.
Highlights include: ·
- Mocana Embedded EAP acts as both a supplicant and an
authenticator simultaneously while other products require
extensive consulting in order to achieve this functionality.
- Mocana Embedded EAP is unique in that it is made specifically
for embedded devices, supports over 15 operating systems
and requires no operating system.
- Mocana Embedded EAP has an extremely small footprint
and supports 12 different authentication methods.
- Mocana Embedded EAP works with the entire Mocana product
family, and is available individually or bundled as part
of the Mocana Device Security Framework.
Mocana Embedded EAP is generally available.
Additional product information can be found at http://www.mocana.com/eap.html.
To request a full source code and documentation evaluation
for Mocana Embedded EAP, or any other Mocana solution go to http://www.mocana.com/evaluate.html..
About Mocana
Mocana securely enables Internet-scale applications and services for connected devices. Mocana's industry-leading infrastructure software solutions ensure that wired and wireless devices, networks and services perform and scale with the utmost security – a necessary foundation for a networked society. Customers include Philips, Dell, Cisco, Nortel Networks, Harris, Honeywell, Symbol, Net.com and Radvision, among others.
Mocana was founded in 2002, is privately-held, and headquartered in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.mocana.com. To request a free evaluation package containing full source code and documentation for Mocana's security solutions, visit www.mocana.com/evaluate.html.
Media contact:
Gregory P. Funaro
Acount Representative
Lois Paul & Partners
781-782-5896
Greg_Funaro@lpp.com
For Immediate Release
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