Art Kranzley, joint head of SETCo, which manages SET on behalf of MasterCard and Visa, told Silicon.com that digital certificates based on SSL (secure sockets layer) technology lacked the necessary third-party authentication from a bank.
According to top security experts, the basic encryption standard currently incorporated in most internet transactions - secure sockets layer (SSL) - is not compatible with wireless transport layer security (WTLS), deployed in most handheld devices...
Magi employs security tools within its product such as certificates for public key authentication, file encryption and a secure sockets layer (SSL). Peer-to-peer company Endeavors Technology and Java specialist Insignia are to collaborate on a PDA...
Such digital certificates are used to hold encryption keys used in email, the encrypted files system (ESS) that is shipped with certain versions of Windows, and in the Secure Sockets Layer communications protocol used by many ecommerce websites.
VeriSign plans to use its expanded infrastructure not only for DNS, but also for its other services, such as SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate verification - commonly used in online commerce to secure transactions.
Security options for these devices include restricting the ability for unapproved devices or storage to connect to managed PCs and laptops, deploying an SSL (secure sockets layer) VPN to enable secure thin-client remote access to enterprise...