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SUNSCREEN SECURE NET 3.0
Technical FAQs
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Q: What is SunScreen Secure Net?
A:
SunScreen Secure Net is Sun's newest network
security software product. It was developed to support the secure business
network strategy and the emerging secure business network market.SunScreen Secure Net is a versatile security screen (firewall) used for access control, user authentication, and network traffic encryption. It consists of a rules-based, dynamic packet-filtering engine to control network access and an encryption and authentication engine to create secure virtual private networks (VPNs).
Q: Which products are included in SunScreen Secure Net? Are these Sun developed or OEM?
A:
SunScreen Secure Net 3.0 includes SunScreen 3.0 and SunScreen SKIP for Solaris and Microsoft Operating Systems. SunScreen SKIP provides strong standard-based multiplatform client encryption for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT clients as well as Solaris clients.
Q: What is the secure business network strategy and why is this unique to Sun?
A:
The secure business network strategy goes beyond protecting corporate assets and enabling new business models such as extranets, secure intranets and secure remote access. In actuality, each customer needs to define the goals they have for their own secure business network, so each firm will have different implementations that map to those goals.
The secure business network is not unique to Sun. What is unique is Sun's position in making SunScreen Secure Net pervasive throughout an organization and integrated into a customer's network environment. To date, security vendors have been point-product vendors. Typically, previous offerings have not been complete or affordable enough to deploy everywhere and thus make the secure business network a reality. In addition, consulting services are sometimes needed to help in defining and implementing a secure business network. Sun focuses both on the products and services needed to make the secure business network a reality.
Sun wants to make the secure business network a reality. In discussing the needs with large customers and analysts, a common theme kept reoccurring: customers want the platform vendors to take leadership and make security an integral part of their products. The point-product approach will not work anymore since the issues discussed previously are not addressed. The service and consulting needed by the market is part of the Sunscreen Secure Net solution.
Q: How does Sun plan to support this new secure business network market?
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Q: Why is the SunScreen Secure Net solution better?
A:
The SunScreen Secure Net 3.0 solution allows customers to more easily deploy a secure business network because it is comprehensive: provides perimeter defense, extranets, remote access and intranets and can be more affordable. In addition, SunScreen Secure Net 3.0 provides the high availability, performance, centralized management, and strong standards-based encryption that is critical for a secure business network.
Q: I read that the US Government has relaxed the export restrictions on encryption products. What are the new regulations?
A:
While there has been some relaxation in the export requirements there
are many restrictions that are still in place for strong (128 bit)
encryption products. See
http://www.epic.org/crypto/export_controls/regs_1_00.html for the
complete 33 page report. Note also that a vendor's product status is
dependent on the type of application they have with the government.
Contrary to some articles in the press, export of encryption items is
still a complicated, multi-dimensional issue.
Q: What are the export regulations concerning SunScreen Secure Net 3.0 and SKIP 1.5.1?
A:
SunScreen Secure Net 3.0 is offered in 56 bit encryption. 56-bit SunScreen Secure Net 3.0 can be exported to any end-users, including foreign governments, worldwide, except: Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Serbia/Montenegro (Yugoslavia), Sudan and Syria, plus all the parties listed on the Denied Parties List.
Q: If SunScreen Secure Net 3.0 is only offered in 56 bit strength encryption, how do I get 128 bit encryption SunScreen Secure Net 3.0?
A:
You separately order SKIP in 128 bit strength encryption, SKPIS-151ND999, and update the SKIP in SunScreen Secure Net 3.0. You now have SunScreen Secure Net 3.0 with 128 bit strength encryption.
Q: If SunScreen Secure Net is Sun's latest network security product, what is SunScreen EFS 3.0?
A:
The SunScreen EFS
Q: How does SunScreen Secure Net 3.0 relate to Sun's other network security products?
A:
SunScreen Secure Net 3.0 is the upgrade to SunScreen EFS 2.0.
It includes the same security tool as found in SunScreen EFS 2.0;
the stealth and Solaris Operating System
hardening features of SunScreen SPF-200; the
network security provided by SunScreen SKIP
encryption; plus new features and tools.In particular, the SunScreen EFS 2.0 packet-filtering (with proxies) engine has been included in SunScreen Secure Net 3.0. With SunScreen SKIP technology, SunScreen Secure Net provides the strong, standards-based, client encryption needed when implementing secure networks for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT 4.0, as well as Solaris software clients.
Q: Are these OEM products or have they been developed by Sun?
A:
SunScreen Secure Net, SunScreen EFS 2.0, SunScreen SPF-200, and SunScreen SKIP products are all developed by Sun.
Q: What does SunScreen SKIP enable customers to do?
A:
SunScreen SKIP is an encryption technology used to protect information sent over public communication channels. It can be used to protect information sent over internal computer networks (intranets), and in a similar fashion, to protect information sent or received from outside the enterprise (extranet). It can also be used to protect information sent or received over the Internet. When the Internet communication is made secure, it is referred to as a virtual private network (VPN).
Q: What customer is Sun targeting, and what is the company's business and marketing strategy for ensuring wide-range adoption?
A:
Sun Microsystems' vertical market targets include government,
finance, telcom, manufacturing, and education markets. To move
customers closer to SunScreen Secure Net and position them for a
straightforward migration to it, basic core security technology will
be bundled into servers that run the Solaris Operating Environment
-- Trusted Solaris. This migration strategy, plus aggressive
price points, site licensing, evaluation packages, and educational
discounts are all designed to promote a wide adoption of SunScreen
Secure Net.
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