Fourth Annual ICSA Labs Forum Advances Security Standard for Next Generation of IP

Fourth Annual ICSA Labs Forum Advances Security Standard for Next Generation
of IP
Successful Testing Helps Advance IPv6

MECHANICSBURG, Pa., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Global security designers
successfully tested security standards for the next generation of IP at a
workshop conducted by ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon Business.
ICSA Labs focused its fourth annual Internet Protocol Security (IPsec)
forum, held recently in San Antonio, on testing how new products work with the
latest security-related protocol, Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2).
The testing zeroed in on an emerging technology, IPv6, a next-generation
protocol for the Internet with built-in security functionality. The current
worldwide standard is IPv4.
The federal government has mandated that its agencies move to IPv6 by
June 30. IPv6 can allow for many more Internet addresses, enabling more
devices to connect to the Internet.
"Our singular mission was to advance a new Internet security protocol for
IPv6," said George Japak, managing director, ICSA Labs. "We want to help grow
the Internet while making it safer. As IKEv2 and IPv6 work together in close
combination, enhancements in these critical technologies will help to pave the
way for a safer Internet."
Vendors testing their products with IKEv2 were IBM, Microsoft, Nokia,
SafeNet, SonicWALL, strongSwan Project, TAHI Project and Xpressent. Tests
focused on certificate authentication, encryption and authentication
algorithms, and use of an Internet protocol, known as MOBIKE, for remote
users.
"Events like this workshop contribute to the development of solutions that
deliver the functionality, interoperability and security that corporate
end-users require as they implement IPv6," said Simon Blake-Wilson, general
manager, embedded security solutions, SafeNet. "SafeNet is dedicated to the
development and maintenance of a portfolio of future-proof security solutions,
and events like this are a great way for us to advance our research in this
area."
For additional information on ICSA Labs' IPsec forum, including complete
results from the IKEv2 Interoperability Workshop, visit
www.icsalabs.com/ipsec.
About ICSA Labs
ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon Business, offers
vendor-neutral testing and certification of security products. Many of the
world's top security vendors submit their products for testing and
certification at ICSA Labs. Businesses rely on ICSA Labs to authoritatively
set and apply objective testing and certification criteria for measuring
product compliance and reliability. For more information about ICSA Labs,
please visit: http://www.icsalabs.com.
About Verizon Business
Verizon Business, a unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), operates
the world's most connected public IP network and uses its industry-leading
global-network capabilities to offer large-business and government customers
an unmatched combination of security, reliability and speed. The company
integrates advanced IP communications and information technology (IT) products
and services to deliver leading enterprise solutions including managed
services, security, mobility, collaboration and professional services. These
solutions power innovation and enable the company's customers to do business
better. For more information, visit www.verizonbusiness.com.
SOURCE Verizon Business

Janet Brumfield of Verizon Business, +1-614-723-1060,
janet.brumfield@verizon.com