Motorola Enterprise WLAN Solutions Enters Industry's Highest Security Standards Certification
RFS7000 RF Switch and WS5100 Wireless Switch Enter FIPS and Common Criteria
Certification Process
SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 6 / / - The enterprise mobility
business of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that its flagship,
enterprise-class RFS7000 RF Switch and WS5100 Wireless Switch have satisfied
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) pre-validation requirements
and have been placed on the FIPS 140-2 pre-validation list. Motorola's RFS7000
RF Switch and WS5100 Wireless Switch products also entered the Common Criteria
evaluation process at the Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 4 (EAL4),
currently the highest level for compliance with the U.S. government Wireless
Local Area Network (WLAN) Access System Protection Profile for Basic
Robustness Environments. The Motorola wireless switches are currently the only
wireless/RF switch products undergoing the Common Criteria evaluation at the
EAL4 with the specified U.S. government protection profile for basic
robustness environments.
With third-party verified qualifications(1), customers in the government,
retail, healthcare, financial markets, as well as wireless carriers, will be
able to select and deploy Motorola's Enterprise WLAN solutions, knowing the
wireless and RF switch products have met the highest security standards.
"Motorola has a long history of delivering innovative wireless and
mobility solutions to federal, state and local government agencies, as well as
public safety and first responders," said Sujai Hajela, vice president and
general manager of Enterprise WLAN, Motorola Enterprise Mobility Solutions.
"Upon achievement of FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria compliance for our
wireless and RF switches, Motorola and members of our PartnerSelect and
Motorola Authorized Channel Partner programs will be able to support
government-grade WLAN security for wireless connectivity indoors and
outdoors."
The Department of Defense (DoD) requires that commercial off-the-shelf
(COTS) WLAN systems incorporate the toughest security measures to protect the
integrity of voice and data traffic traveling across the wireless network, and
meet the requirements of FIPS 140-2 and the Common Criteria, including the
WLAN Access System Protection Profile requirements. The DoD also mandates the
use of continuous wireless intrusion protection measures for tracking the
location of thousands of wireless clients in real-time.
Motorola is one of the few vendors to offer advanced forensics reporting
that provides visibility into incidents that may have occurred weeks or months
earlier to help identify and correct wireless security vulnerabilities.
Similar to any government COTS WLAN deployment, retail, healthcare,
financial and wireless carrier businesses are under growing pressure to ensure
that customer and patient information is secure across their wireless
networks. A majority of these institutions are implementing the same standards
mandated by the U.S. government.
"We are happy to work with Motorola on FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria
validation of Motorola RF and wireless switch solutions," said Eugene
Polulyakh, lab manager at Aspect Labs. "During the FIPS 140-2 and Common
Criteria certification process the product undergoes advanced and
comprehensive security analysis, vulnerability and penetration testing. The
product internals and its source code are scrutinized by security experts to
assure strong security defenses and compliance with advanced cryptographic
standards. Achieving FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria certifications is an
important security milestone that adds significant value to an enterprise
solution."
Motorola Enterprise WLAN equipment can help secure data all the way from
client device to the application without additional investment in additional
hardware or modules. At the point of data exchange with the wireless client
device, Motorola uses the IEEE 802.11i wireless security standard, which
provides data authentication and encryption using the AES-CCM cryptographic
algorithm.
Motorola's RFS7000 RF Switch and WS5100 Wireless Switch are part of the
end-to-end enterprise WLAN product suite, enabling enterprise mobility
indoors. Products in the Enterprise WLAN portfolio include thin, full-function
and mobile mesh access points, wireless switches and RF switches that can
manage up to 3,000 access points. In addition to Wi-Fi hardware, Enterprise
WLAN is part of Motorola's MOTOwi4(TM) portfolio of innovative wireless
broadband solutions and services that complement and complete IP networks.
Delivering IP coverage to virtually all spaces both indoors and outdoors, the
MOTOwi4 portfolio includes fixed broadband, mesh, broadband over powerline,
WiMAX and Enterprise WLAN solutions for private and public networks.
Motorola expects to receive final FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria EAL4
validation in 2008.
To learn more about Motorola's Enterprise WLAN solutions, please visit
http://motorola.com/EnterpriseWLAN.
(1) FIPS 140-2 and the Common Criteria testing are conducted by Aspect
Labs an independent testing laboratory. Please visit
www.aspectlabs.com for more details.
About Motorola
Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in
wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of seamless
mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you connect simply
and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and
need. We do this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do"
experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support
services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had
sales of US $42.9 billion in 2006. For more information about our company, our
people and our innovations, please visit www.motorola.com.
About Aspect Labs
Aspect Labs is an IT-security company, and is located in Santa Clara,
California. Aspect Labs employs seasoned security professionals with
experience from major IT companies. The team members possess unique knowledge
of computer security and cryptography, including cryptographic algorithms,
protocols and hardware. Aspect Labs provides among other things services in
Common Criteria and FIPS 140-2 Testing, Common Criteria and FIPS 140-2
Evidence Design, Common Criteria and FIPS 140-2 Training, as well as
Differential and Simple Power Analysis, Electromagnetic Analysis, Timing
Analysis, Fault Induction Testing, and design of the corresponding
countermeasures. Further information can be found at
http://www.aspectlabs.com.
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respective owners. (C) Motorola, Inc. 2007. All rights reserved.
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