SunScreen SKIP 3.0.7

General FAQ

SunScreen SKIP 3.0.7
 
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General Questions


Q:
How is SunScreen SKIP 3.0.7 offered?
A:
SunScreen SKIP 3.0.7 is available as a standalone solution as a single user or multi-user license and is bundled aspart of the SunScreen Secure Net offering. 100 and 250 SunScreen SKIP user licenses are available in the Secure Net (Workgroup edition) and Secure Net (unlimited edition) respectively.

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Q:
What does the SunScreen SKIP product enable customers to do?
A:
SunScreen SKIP enables secure and authenticated communications between servers using the product SunScreen EFS, SunScreen SPF, Solstice FireWall-1 3.0 (which also supports SunScreen SKIP) and other SunScreen SKIP clients or any SunScreen SKIP-enabled device.

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Q:
My customer wants to know when Sun will support IPSec/IKE?
A:
The Solaris 8 Operating Enviroment supports IPSec; the Solaris 9 OS supports both IPSec and IKE.

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Q:
Is SunScreen SKIP available on any other platforms?
A:
As a separate product, there is SunScreen SKIP 1.5 for the Solaris Operating Environment which is currently available. SunScreen SKIP 1.5 for the Solaris Operating Environment is also bundled in SunScreen Secure Net.

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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.

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Q:
What are the export regulations concerning 56 bit SKIP 3.0.7?
A:
56-bit SKIP 3.0.7 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.

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Q:
What are the export regulations concerning SunScreen Secure Net 3.0 and SKIP 3.0.7?
A:
SunScreen Secure Net 3.0 is offered in 56 bit encryption. 56-bit SunScreen Secure Net 3.1 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.

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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.

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