Aruba Secures ICSA Certification

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Aruba Networks today announced that it has become the firstcompany to receive wireless certification by ICSA Labs®, an independent division of Cybertrust®,Inc.

ICSA Labs’ new Wireless Product Security Testing Program is expected to become the benchmarkby which companies evaluate the value and security of next generation WLAN systems. ICSA Labstesting is considered to be the most rigorous and comprehensive in the world.

Unlike simple interoperability testing, ICSA Labs Wireless Product Security Testing certificationverifies that systems meet the rigid technical requirements of its Cryptography Certification Programas well as other essential requirements for enabling robust security within a WLAN. With thiscertification, Aruba customers can be assured that advanced security functions, such as 802.11i, areproperly implemented and work as tested against ICSA Labs’ publicly vetted and published criteria.

“Aruba’s system was the first product to attain this important milestone by demonstrating theeffective implementation of WPA, WPA2 and 802.11i, including secure key management, secureroaming and advanced cryptographic processing,” said Al Potter, lead analyst, for ICSA LabsWireless Program.

Potter further noted the importance of centralized encryption and key management. “Sendingaccessible, unencrypted cryptographic keys across a network can compromise network security.We’ve found a completely centralized model, such as that implemented by Aruba, to be a bestpractice in WLAN security.”

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