This release brings Stronghold up to version 1.2.5 of Apache, adds a new feature and fixes some minor bugs. The Apache Group recently released a security advisory after finding bugs in Apache 1.2.4. The advisory states that the security problems are of little practical concern but that sites using Apache 1.2.4 should upgrade to Apache 1.2.5. Ltd. UK Web continues to act as a principle sales agent for C2Net products outside of the US and Canada. Industry experts expect TLS to quickly replace SSL as the primary protocol used to encrypt real-time communication over the Internet.
Many companies merely talk about standards compliance.
A version of SafePassage Web proxy that supports TLS is available for evaluation. Stronghold CyptoEngine released Stronghold Crypto Engine is a product designed to be used with the Microsoft Internet Information Server. Stronghold Crypto Engine also supports hardware encryption acceleration from a number of vendors, including nCipher and Rainbow Technologies. Customers with high-volume secure transaction requirements can use the Stronghold Crypto Engine to run these hardware acceleration products with Microsoft IIS, increasing secure transaction throughput. Customers of these banks are using C2Net's SafePassage Web Proxy in order to securely connect to the Stronghold Web Server or the Stronghold Crypto Engine running on the banks' servers.