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FIPS 140-2
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FIPS 140-2

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2 1, called Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules, is a United States security standard used to certify cryptographic modules, published in 2001.

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FIPS 140-2 Related Products

3e-525V Wireless Video Server

The 3e-525V Wireless Video Server system (WVS) is a key component of any CIPS implementation. 3e-525V WVS is a combination of products and services which enable the design, provisioning, implementation, operation, and maintenance of an integrated network to provide advanced video surveillance.

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3e-527 Access Point

3e-527 Access Point featuring 802.11a/b dual mode with integrated 8 port switch and wireless bridge. The 3e-527 combines the benefits of advanced access point features with an integrated 8 port switch in one secure case, built to withstand the rigors of harsh environments. The user management interface is designed to allow quick set up and installation. A key feature is the ability to auto-detect multiple bridges.

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3e525A-3 Access Point

3e525A-3 Wireless Access Point Maximum security and flexibility with outdoor or indoor use. The 3e525A-3 Wireless Access Point is packaged in a rugged NEMA 4/IP 67 weatherproof enclosure and conforms to 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g wireless standards.

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3e-523 Wireless Data Point

FIPS 140-2 Secure Wireless Data Terminal. 3e-523 Wireless Data Point enables economical installation of sensor systems. With security enhanced IEEE 802.11 wireless technology, costly installation cabling is eliminated.

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3e-527A3 Wireless Mesh Access Point

The AirGuard model 3e-527A3 is an 802.11b/g AP, 802.11a bridge, and an 8-port secure Ethernet switch. With DoD-proven security and easy-to-use mesh networking, it is suited for government, military, industrial, mobile, and metropolitan-area wireless infrastructures.

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3e-010F-C-2 Crypto Client for Intel Centrino

The 3e-010F-C-2/3e-010F-A-2 Crypto Client software provides advanced interoperable 802.11i wireless data security with AES and 3DES encryption. These advanced security options include the standards as established by FIPS 140-2 Level 1 - the Federal Information Processing Standards mandated by the US Department of Defense for use in wireless environments.

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VX Platform

Carrier Grade XML Infrastructure for turnkey deployments of the Vordel XML Gateway and Vordel XML Firewall. Vordel's VX deployment Platform is the perfect solution for customers with the most demanding XML processing requirements. VX is a turn key deployment option for both the Vordel XML Gateway and Vordel XML Firewall. The VX consists of Vordel's patented XML acceleration and parallelization technology, VXA, combined on a hardened pre-integrated platform.

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SafeGuard Easy

Data is one of the most valuable assets that companies and organisations have. These assets are in even more danger since “mobile computing” has become a reality: sensitive information is stored on notebooks and removable media – without any firewall protection. Mobile devices and media, along with the sensitive and valuable information that is stored on them, are constantly exposed to loss or theft. A company’s management team is responsible for taking all appropriate steps to protect a company’s or organisation’s data.

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FIPS 140-2 Related Product Families

3eTI

3eTI offers both a line of highly secure wireless LAN devices that meet NIST standards (FIPS 140-2 Validated) and the capability to help plan and implement a new or improved wireless LAN. 3eTI are also the First Wireless Infrastructure Supplier to Provide Common Criteria Secure Products. When it comes to robustly secure WLAN connectivity, dynamic mesh networking, wireless bridging & repeating, deploying hotspots... 3eTI products are the ideal solution.

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FIPS 140-2 Related Industry News

Wi-Fi Alliance to Promote WLAN Security

Wi-Fi Alliance to Promote WLAN Security The Wi-Fi alliance will use its pull in the industry to improve security measures in wireless LAN hardware over the next year. The Austin, Texas, trade organization, which confers the right to use the Wi-Fi label on hardware, plans to increase encryption requirements for certification. But members of the security task groups within the alliance stress that the onus of WLAN security still lies with the customer. Last fall, the group quietly made support...... [more]

Why standards are important for wireless security

Why standards are important for wireless security Industry standards play a critical role in R&D, product development and marketing initiatives which in turn help organizations meet their business objectives. Standards simplify product development and reduce non-value-adding costs, thereby increasing a user's ability to compare competing products. Standards also represent fundamental building blocks for international trade and communications. Successful businesses benefit from standards both...... [more]

AirMagnet to complete a comprehensive Wireless solution for the US Government

AirMagnet to complete a comprehensive Wireless solution for the US Government AirMagnet, Inc., announced today its participation in iGov's one-of-a-kind, turnkey, secure wireless networking solution that ensures interoperability among multiple wireless technologies and the wired network. iGov's new comprehensive solution, iSolutions for Wireless, combines sales, marketing, and engineering resources from 10 partners, including AirMagnet, that iGov has identified as industry leaders within the Fe...... [more]

3e Technologies International Inc. becomes an Intel Capital Portfolio Company

3e Technologies International Inc. becomes an Intel Capital Portfolio Company 3e Technologies International (3eTI) announced today that Intel Capital has become a minority shareholder. As a leader in secure wireless technology, 3eTI supplies client, infrastructure, and management platforms supporting a broad set of middleware capabilities to enable applications such as mesh networks, RFID, video, remote sensors, and location- based asset and information tracking. 3eTI's customers include federa...... [more]

EFJ Inc. Acquires 3eTI For $36 Million

EFJ Inc. Acquires 3eTI For $36 Million EFJ, Inc. announced that it acquired 3e Technologies International, a privately held, Maryland based company. 3eTI is a technology company that offers security solutions for wireless platforms such as WiFi, mesh networking and Bluetooth. 3eTI also develops and sells secure wireless infrastructure that meet Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS 140-2 validated 802.11i-compliant wireless networking standards.EFJ, Inc. acquired 3eTI for cash of $36 m...... [more]

AirMagnet Sets Standard for Mobile Workforce Security

AirMagnet Sets Standard for Mobile Workforce Security AirMagnet Inc., the award-winning leader in wireless network assurance, has set a new standard for secure Wi-Fi with its introduction of AirMagnet StreetWISE, a family of professional endpoint security software products developed specifically for the enterprise. Unlike existing wireless endpoint products -- which savvy workers render useless by disabling or removing them, connecting to unsecured networks and exposing confidential corporate d...... [more]

3eTI receives $1.2 million contract to develop wireless video for U.S. military

3eTI receives $1.2 million contract to develop wireless video for U.S. military Irving-based EFJ, Inc. announced today that its 3e Technologies International (3eTI) subsidiary has received a contract for $1.2 million to develop a secure, wireless video solution for the U.S. military. The contract calls for the development of enhanced 3eTI products integrated with monitoring middleware to provide for rapid security surveillance when deployed in the field."Our secure wireless division is hel...... [more]

AirMagnet First Wireless Intrusion Detection Provider to Achieve FIPS Certification

AirMagnet First Wireless Intrusion Detection Provider to Achieve FIPS Certification AirMagnet Inc., the leader in security, performance and compliance solutions for wireless LANs, today announced that the company is the first wireless intrusion detection systems vendor to achieve Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS 140-2) certification. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued the FIPS 140 Publication Series to coordinate the requirements and standards for cry...... [more]

 

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