Ascend Communications Partners with Enigma Logic and Security Dynamics to Enhance Network Security

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Ascend Communications, a leading provider of high-speed digital wide area network access products, has announced a partnership with Enigma Logic and Security Dynamics to support security solutions for its Pipeline and MAX product families. These solutions will provide enhanced protection for customers' corporate networks against unauthorized access and data breaches. The partnership aims to address the growing concern of hackers stealing user passwords and gaining access to sensitive information.

Key Takeaways:

  • Ascend Communications has partnered with Enigma Logic and Security Dynamics to support security solutions for its Pipeline and MAX product families.
  • The partnership aims to provide enhanced protection for customers' corporate networks against unauthorized access and data breaches.
  • Enigma Logic's SafeWord AS server and Security Dynamics' SecurID and ACE/Server technology will be supported for one-time password authentication.
  • The solutions will support the industry-standard RADIUS network authentication protocol.
  • Enigma Logic's SafeWord AS is a full-featured, fault-tolerant network authentication server providing centralized ID and logon services.
  • Security Dynamics' SecurID Card is a patented, credit-card sized smartcard that displays a randomly generated, unpredictable access code.
  • Ascend's Pipeline and MAX remote access servers will utilize the callable application programming interface (API) provided by SDI's ACE/Server software.

Statistics:

  • 60 seconds: The frequency at which the access code on Security Dynamics' SecurID Card changes automatically.
  • 510/769-6001: The phone number for Ascend Communications' headquarters.
  • 510/814-2300: The fax number for Ascend Communications' headquarters.
  • 510/827-5707: The phone number for Enigma Logic's president, John Muir.
  • 617/547-7820: The phone number for Security Dynamics' public relations contact, David Hammond.

Sources:

  • Business Wire (May 30, 1995)
  • Ascend Communications
  • Enigma Logic, Inc.
  • Security Dynamics Technologies, Inc.