Opera's
latest Beta version differentiates between High and
Low Assurance SSL providers [February 28, 2005]
New
Jersey. - Comodo Inc., the world's second largest and
fastest growing High Assurance CA (Certification Authority),
today applauded the critical identity assurance mechanism
integrated in the latest Beta version of the Opera browser
released last Friday.
"The speed at which browser vendors
have offered workable solutions to the IDN (Internationalized
Domain Names) issue really confirms the need for identity
assurance," says Steve Roylance, Vice President
of Global Technical Marketing for Comodo. "Presenting
a trusted identity to consumers is of vital importance
to all e-commerce enterprises, both large and small,
and Opera's high assurance solution helps people feel
safer on the Web by providing them with identity information
from Web sites' SSL certificates alongside the URL.
What low-assurance providers actually issue is no better
than self signed 'encryption only' certificates. The
future success of the Internet is dependant on bringing
back the trust and assurance consumers have recently
lost due to the epidemic increase in phishing attacks."
Whereas low assurance, "domain-only",
certificates simply yield confirmation of the URL, high
assurance certificates reveal the identity of the organization
operating the site. The differentiation provides Internet
users with the information they need to evaluate a site's
authenticity and avoid being scammed.
"One of the most important measures
to counter phishing attacks is the use of security certificates,"
said Christen Krogh, Opera's Vice President of Engineering,
in connection with Opera's latest Beta release. "The
challenge for browser vendors is to better explain the
verification of certificates and to make the user more
aware of this additional verification before entering
into secure transactions."
An example.
www.mybank.com
MyBank Corp(US)
High Assurance SSL
www.mybankbilling.com
www.mybankbilling.com(US)
Low Assurance SSL
Consumers using Internet Explorer can differentiate
between SSL providers immediately by installing Comodo's
VEngine upgrade. As part of a portfolio of patent pending
Anti-Phishing solutions and services, customers can
protect themselves against the risks involved with identity
theft.
Enterprises wishing to upgrade to a
high-assurance SSL certificate can do so through www.instantssl.com,
Comodo's Web store, and one of the most well regarded
brands in the SSL marketplace for service and support.
About
Comodo
Comodo
is an industry-leading provider of information security,
management and communication technologies. They create
innovative and practical solutions for the SMB, enterprise,
home, e-commerce, education, healthcare and governmental
markets. Through its Infrastructure Solutions product
line, the company endows its customers with a competitive
advantage by providing a superior suite of enterprise
security, networking and productivity solutions covering
perimeter security, VPN, Mail and LAN.
Other core technologies include intrusion
detection, SSL certificates, content filtering, end-point
security and access management. They offer a comprehensive
portfolio of solutions that comprise the industry's
best combination of security, performance, intuitive
interface and value.
Comodo
is the world's fastest growing provider of high assurance
SSL certificates and can be reached at (US) +1 800 772
5185 (Europe) +44 (0) 161 874 7070
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