Tumbleweed Press Releases
Tumbleweed's OCSP Responder Passes JITC Certification Testing for U.S. Department of Defense
Tumbleweed's Enterprise Validation Authority Allows the Department of Defense to Validate Digital Signatures in Real Time
Redwood City, CA - December 18, 2003 - Tumbleweed® Communications Corp.(Nasdaq:TMWD), a leading provider of mission-critical communication solutions for enterprises, financial services, healthcare and government, announces the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) has completed U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) testing of Tumbleweed Valicert Enterprise Validation Authority (EVA) version 4.6.1, and certifies that the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) Responder fully complies with "X.509 Internet Public Key Infrastructure Online Certificate Status Protocol, Request for Comment 2560," June 1999. Tumbleweed Valicert EVA is the only product in its class to be formally certified by the DOD.
JITC conducted certification testing at the JITC Fort Huachuca, Arizona, PKI laboratory. The purpose of the test was to determine if Tumbleweed Valicert EVA 4.6.1 is standards compliant and therefore interoperates with the DOD PKI. Tumbleweed's product is the first OCSP responder product to pass this thorough testing, and will enable the DOD to validate digital certificates in real-time. This ability is critical for the DOD in terms of better managing its PKI and ensuring against potential security breaches from typically error-prone digital certificate status synchronization processes. With JITC certification completed, the DOD can deploy Tumbleweed's Valicert EVA product with full confidence that it meets the standards required to operate in the DOD PKI
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"We are very proud of having this DOD stamp of approval for our product," said John Hines, Director of EVA Product Development, "As a fifth generation product that has been deployed in many different operating environments both within the government and private sectors, we believe EVA is a mature, proven product. The DOD PKI represents the largest PKI deployment in the world and we look forward to continuing our work with the DOD to operationally deploy our products within their infrastructure."
Tumbleweed has JITC certificates for its EVA server, as well as its Desktop Validator and Server Validator Products. These certificates are available on-line at: http://www.tumbleweed.com.
The Web site of the Anti-Phishing Working Group is www.anti-phishing.org. It serves as a public and industry resource for information about the problem of phishing and email fraud, including identification and promotion of pragmatic technical solutions that can provide immediate protection and benefits against phishing attacks. The analysis, forensics, and archival of phishing attacks to the Web site are currently powered by Tumbleweed Communications' Message Protection Lab.
About Tumbleweed Communications Corp.
Tumbleweed is a leading provider of mission-critical Internet communications software products for enterprises, financial services organizations and government. By making Internet communications secure, reliable and automated, Tumbleweed's email firewall, secure file transfer, secure email, and identity validation solutions help customers significantly reduce the cost of doing business. Tumbleweed products are used by millions of end-users and tens of thousands of corporations. Tumbleweed customers include ABN Amro, Bank of America Securities, Catholic Healthcare West, JP Morgan Chase & Co., The Regence Group (Blue Cross/Blue Shield), Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), St. Luke's Episcopal Healthcare System, the US Food and Drug Administration, and the US Navy and Marine Corps. Tumbleweed Communications was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Redwood City, Calif. For additional information about Tumbleweed go to www.tumbleweed.com or call 650-216-2000.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, particularly with respect to the features, advantages, and performance characteristics of the Tumbleweed's MMS email firewall and Secure Redirect products. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "potential," "continue," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," and similar expressions. For further cautions about the risks of investing in Tumbleweed, we refer you to the documents Tumbleweed files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly Tumbleweed's Form 10-K filed June 4, 2003, Form 10-Q filed November 14, 2003, and Form S-3/A filed November 18, 2003.
Tumbleweed assumes no obligation to update information contained in this press release, including for example its guidance regarding its future performance, which represents the Company's expectations only as of the date of this release and should not be viewed as a statement about the Company's expectations after such date. Although this release may remain available on the Company's website or elsewhere, its continued availability does not indicate that the Company is reaffirming or confirming any of the information contained herein.
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