CRYPTOCard Among the First to Fully Embrace RADIUS in Managing Remote Access to LANs; EasyRADIUS Offers LAN Managers Single Point of Administration, Works with Multiple NAS boxes, and Runs on Windows NT

Business Wire, August 29, 1996

BUFFALO GROVE, IL --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 1996--CRYPTOCard, Inc., a leader in information security, is among the first to fully embrace the Remote Access Dial In User Service (RADIUS) protocol for managing remote access to LANs. Its new easyRADIUS(TM) server provides LAN managers with an easy, single point of administration for managing the growing number of remote users.

Running on Windows NT, easyRADIUS provides a full set of management capabilities including remote user authentication, monitoring, and accounting. The emerging RADIUS standard allows easyRADIUS to centralize these capabilities on LANs with any combination of popular Network Access Servers (NAS). Currently, this list includes devices from Shiva Corporation, Whittaker Xyplex, Inc., and Bay Networks, Inc.

Tony Grow, CRYPTOCard president, comments, "LAN managers are looking for help in managing remote access to LANs. Previously, they were forced to deal with far too many complications and redundancies caused primarily by the diversity of equipment." He adds, "We designed easyRADIUS as a single point of administration that consolidates and simplifies this effort."

Remote access to LANs is experiencing a widespread increase in popularity. Industry consultant and author, Jack Nilles estimates that telecommuting use is rising 20% annually. Gartner Group forecasts 55 million users will have remote access by the year 2000. This growth places heavy demands on LAN managers who must secure remote access and Internet on-ramps. These pressures are felt acutely by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) as well as corporate and government IS departments alike.

EasyRADIUS allows organizations to expand their telecommuting capabilities and streamline support. The product's combination of RADIUS, Windows NT, and a unique graphical database front-end make centralized management easy to implement. Previously, administrators were forced to deal with a variety of servers, the more complicated Unix operating system, and multiple user databases.

"It took 15 minutes to install and begin using the program," says Chicago-based networking consultant, Vaughn Barnard. "And that included configuring the communication server and installing the test users." Barnard adds, "With its ease of use and ability to work with leading servers, CRYPTOCard's combination authentication/RADIUS server truly showcases the benefits of the emerging RADIUS standard." EasyRADIUS verifies the remote user's identity with a variety of security options including random password tokens and challenge-response algorithms. Users can be assigned centralized attributes and rights. The system also warns of hacking attempts and features immediate IP blocking for this purpose. The accounting module records user sessions.

Administrators can easily import their existing Unix RADIUS database of names into the easyRADIUS database. Accounting and user databases may be stored in Oracle, Sybase, or any ODBC-supported database.

EasyRADIUS is available from CRYPTOCard and will be available in mid-September from select VARs and distributors, including Xyplex. EasyRADIUS for Windows NT is priced at $3,500 per server for an unlimited number of users. EasyRADIUS is Windows scaleable as companies can easily upgrade through Windows 3.1, 95 and NT. The accounting module is priced separately at $1,500.

For more information, please contact CRYPTOCard sales at ccsales@cryptocard.com or visit their website at www.cryptocard.com. CRYPTOCard sales can also be reached at 847/459-6500. CRYPTOCard's booth at Networld Interop is # 4541.

More on RADIUS

EasyRADIUS meets the exact specifications of the Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) protocol. RADIUS, developed by Livingston Enterprises, Inc., was designed to solve problems associated with meeting the security requirements of remote computing. RADIUS is on the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard track and is being adopted by leading NAS vendors.

About CRYPTOCard

CRYPTOCard is a leader in information security, specifically in products used to authenticate users for remote access and Internet on-ramp connections. The company's one-time password authentication technology is incorporated into leading network access servers and security products worldwide.

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EasyRADIUS is a trademark of CRYPTOCard, Inc. in the US. Other products and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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