C2Net Software Inc. said it has deployed
its cryptography products in three international banking applications in
Germany, Italy and the Australia/New Zealand area.
CommerzBank in Germany, Verona Bank in Italy, and Australia and New Zealand
Bank Group Pty Ltd all are using C2Net products in order to secure their
customers’ banking transactions.
Bank customers are using C2Net’s SafePassage Web Proxy in order to securely
connect to the Stronghold Web Server or the Stronghold Crypto Engine running
on the banks’ servers. Using the secure link to their bank, customers can
transfer funds, make payments, and check account balances without fear that
an economic terrorist or other interloper will be able to rob them, the
company said.
Said Steve Cook, vice president of sales & marketing for C2Net Software:
“Using C2Net products which are developed outside the U.S., these banks are
making it clear to the world that it is possible to deploy secure
applications internationally despite U.S. government export restrictions on
such technology.”
C2Net’s SafePassage Web Proxy product upgrades the security of any
SSL-capable Web browser, even those that are encryption-crippled as
required for export from the U.S. By acting as a proxy on the user’s
personal computer,
SafePassage Web Proxy, not the browser itself, makes the actual connection to
the remote web server.
The company said that through its international offshore development
programs, all C2Net products are exempt from U.S. government export
restrictions, allowing the company to offer uncrippled, strong cryptography
solutions to customers worldwide.