Pointsec Mobile Technologies has today announced the general availability of its endpoint encryption solution for Linux-based operating systems. With Pointsec for Linux, organisations should be able to employ centrally managed full-disk encryption to protect information stored on Linux-powered laptops and desktops.

By extending its full-disk encryption solution to Linux desktops and laptops, Pointsec can better address the needs of the growing number of Linux enterprise users. Large technology and telecommunications corporations needing to protect intellectual property stored on laptop and desktop computers represent a significant portion of Pointsec's customer base and are some of the fastest growing markets adopting the Linux operating system.

After a successful beta program, Pointsec customers representing these markets have chosen to deploy to a larger user community due to support for multiple users and groups on standard Linux kernels.

'We are seeing an increasing global demand for encryption of endpoint equipment, such as laptop PCs, across many industries as companies realise the threat to their confidential information posed by lost or stolen computers,' said Peter Larsson, CEO of Pointsec Mobile Technologies.

'Enterprise customers are turning to Pointsec for protection of their sensitive information in large part due to our ability to support more platforms than any other solution available today. By extending our support to Linux, we are meeting the needs of current customers and expanding our reach into enterprise Linux environments.'

Pointsec for Linux includes out-of-the box support for standard Linux kernels, helping to ensure that all or selected parts of a hard disk drive's data can be encrypted in real time and can only be accessed by an authenticated user. Its approach to centralised management should also prove popular. Available now, Pointsec for Linux offers plug-and-play support for Linux kernel versions 2.6.x and newer.

Key features include inforceable mandatory access control to prevent unauthorised use (users cannot circumvent or uninstall without correct privilege) and secure authentication (fixed and dynamic passwords). Data encryption is automatic, so no user intervention is required, boot protection is provided, and there's RPM-based installation for fast and simple deployment of the software to the clients.

Choice of algorithms for encryption include 128-bit, 192-bit and 256-bit CAST, 128-bit or 256-bit Blowfish, 192-bit Triple DES, or 128-bit, 192-bit and 256-bit AES.

BIOS, Sep 27, 05 | Print | Send | Comments (0) | Posted In Linux