SafeNet Cipher Partner Program

Authentication Product Announcements

SafeNet Minidriver 9.0 – Release Announcement

We’d like to inform you that a new version of the SafeNet Minidriver – SafeNet Minidriver 9.0 – is now available from the Microsoft Update Catalog site. This is a maintenance release.

For additional details, please refer to the CRN.

Learn more today on our Data Protection Blog.

SafeNet Authentication Manager – Release Update

We’d like to inform you that the SafeNet Authentication Manager (SAM) 8.2.158.710 maintenance release is now available for download from our SafeNet Support Portal To access the installation package, browse the Public Knowledge base and search for the entry DOW2508.

For additional details, please refer to the CRN.

Note: SafeNet’s Support Portal is open to registered users only.

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SafeNet Authentication Agent for ADFS 1.01 – Release Announcement

We’d like to inform you that SafeNet Authentication Agent for Microsoft ADFS version 1.01 is now available for download from the SafeNet Support Portal (DOW3718). This is a maintenance release.

SafeNet Authentication Agent for Microsoft ADFS version 1.01 is applicable to SafeNet Authentication Service Cloud and SafeNet Authentication Service PCE/SPE 3.3.2 and later. For additional details, please refer to the CRN.

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New process for seed file delivery in SPA / SRA and SAMx

Please be advised that in order to improve security of the seed handling for SPA, SRA and SafeWord / SAMx products, Operations have introduced a new process for accessing the Seed Files that are delivered to customers. Customers will now receive a separate password by email which will be used to securely open the seed file.

• For SPA&SafeWord – The password will be sent to the email address that is specified on the PO for password sending (this is required in the PO).
• For SAMx/SRA – The password will be sent to the customer's Web portal log in ID email address.

This procedure has already been introduced for SafeWord / SAMx and SRA customers and is due to be introduced for SPA customers shortly.

Learn more today!

Encryption and Crypto Management Product Announcements

High Speed Encryption at a Price You Can’t Afford to Miss

Don’t let cyber criminals eavesdrop on your data in motion – encrypt everything! Gemalto are pleased to announce that network encryption is now more affordable than ever.

Click here for a complete view of the updates made to the list price for our high speed encryption products.

Standard channel discounts apply. All the above changes took effect on 1 March 2015. If you cannot find an item on the May 2015 price list, please check the Unpublished Price List. No new products are EOL. There are no changes to legacy pricing.

Click here for more information on these pricing changes.

Gemalto SafeNet ProtectV v2.0.2 – Release Announcement

Customer release notes for SafeNet ProtectV v2.0.2 are now available for download from the SafeNet Support Portal.*

Details of this maintenance release can be found in the customer release notes for AWS and VMware. Please review the Advisory Notes and the Resolved and Known Issues sections of the release notes for any limitations and/or restrictions.

*Note: Registered users may access the documents via the SafeNet Support Portal. Should you need assistance logging in, please contact the SafeNet Support team at 800-545-6608 (US customers) or +1 410-931-752 (International customers).

Learn more about this release today!

SafeNet High Speed Encryptors - More Secure Than Ever Before

We are pleased to announce the release of SMC 5.3.1 and CM7 2.6/4.6. This is a field upgradeable release for all CN/SEE products. Included in the release are the following highlights:

• ECDH/ECDSA – HSE now support Elliptic curve Diffie–Hellman (ECDH) and Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA). To find out more about Elliptic Curves, click here
• AES-GCM on 10 Gbps – HSE now provides packet by packet authentication and encryption up to and including 10 Gbps
• Suite B - Suite B cryptographic algorithms are specified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and are used by NSA's Information Assurance Directorate in solutions approved for protecting National Security Systems (NSS). Suite B includes cryptographic algorithms for encryption, key exchange, digital signature, and hashing. Components include:
  • Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) — key sizes of 128 and 256 bits
  • Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) — digital signatures
  • Elliptic Curve Diffie–Hellman (ECDH) — key agreement
  • Secure Hash Algorithm 2 (SHA-256/SHA-384/SHA-512) — message digest

The release and documentation are available (to registered users) on our Service Portal.

To learn more, please click here .

Customer Release Notes Available for SafeNet ProtectApp v8.1 for JCE, .NET, and ICAPI

Customer release notes for SafeNet ProtectApp v8.1 for JCE, .NET, and ICAPI are now available for download. These are maintenance releases that include the following enhancements:

• Support for remote format preserving encryption (FPE) for numeric data
• Web services interfaces (SOAP/REST) built on top of ProtectApp
• An interface to sign certificate signing requests (CSR)
• Ability to obfuscate ProtectApp passwords and passphrases
• Key export performance enhancement – Key export will retrieve the key from local cache if local key caching is enabled
• Other product internal enhancements

Download Customer Release Notes and other information.*

• Support for 32-bit and 64-bit CPU architecture in the same environment
• Support for .NET 4.0 framework
• Other product internal enhancements

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• Support for remote format preserving encryption (FPE) for numeric data
• Expanded platform support for RHEL 7 and CentOS 7
• Hostnames (DNS) support
• Key export performance enhancement – Key export will retrieve the key from local cache if local key caching is enabled
• Other performance and internal product enhancements

Download Customer Release Notes and other information.*

Please review the Advisory Notes and the Resolved and Known Issues sections of the release notes for any limitations and/or restrictions.

*Note: Registered users may access the documents via the SafeNet Support Portal. Should you need assistance logging in, please contact the SafeNet Support team at 800-545-6608 (US customers) or +1 410-931-7520 (International customers).

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Customer Release Notes Available for SafeNet ProtectDB v8.1 for SQL, DB2, and Oracle

Customer release notes for ProtectDB v8.1 for SQL and DB2 are now available for download. These are maintenance releases that include the following enhancements:

• Fine grain encryption control with separation of metadata for different tables within a single SQL instance. Allows independent management and failover usage.
• Other internal product enhancements

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• Performance, migration, and other internal product enhancements

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• Platform support extended to Oracle 12c
• Version key support in local encryption for seamless key rotation and data re-keying
• Other internal product enhancements

Download Customer Release Notes and other information.*

Please review the Advisory Notes and the Resolved and Known Issues sections of the release notes for any limitations and/or restrictions.

*Note: Registered users may access the documents via the SafeNet Support Portal. Should you need assistance logging in, please contact the SafeNet Support team at 800-545-6608 (US customers) or +1 410-931-7520 (International customers).

Customer Release Notes Available for SafeNet Tokenization v8.1

Customer release notes for SafeNet Tokenization v8.1 are now available for download. This is a maintenance release that includes the following enhancements:

• Bulk de-tokenization
• Increased audit visibility for operations like token access and deletion
• Other internal product enhancements

Download Customer Release Notes.*

Please review the Advisory Notes and the Resolved and Known Issues sections of the release notes for any limitations and/or restrictions.

*Note: Registered users may access the documents via the SafeNet Support Portal. Should you need assistance logging in, please contact the SafeNet Support team at 800-545-6608 (US customers) or +1 410-931-7520 (International customers).

Customer Release Notes Available for SafeNet ProtectFile Windows and Linux v8.1

Customer release notes for SafeNet ProtectFile v8.1 for Windows and Linux are now available for download. These are maintenance releases that include the following enhancements:

• Network attached storage (NAS) support
• Full drive encryption support, i.e., D:\ or E:\
• Microsoft cluster support
• Access control expanded to include “Encrypt Only” permissions
• Extended platform support to Windows 2012 R2
• Other internal product enhancements

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• Ability to prevent rogue administrator access to sensitive data
• Interoperability between ProtectFile Windows and ProtectFile Linux
• AES-256 keys for encryption
• Expanded platform support to Ubuntu Long Term Support (LTS) 12.04 & 14.04
• Implementation of Automation Helpers 2.0 migration that improves performance and is common to all variants of Hadoop and Linux
• Expanded ecosystem to include the following tested and verified integrations: DB2, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, MySQL, MySQL (MariaDB), IBM Hadoop (IBM InfoSphere BigInsights)
• Other internal product enhancements

Download Customer Release Notes and other information.*

Please review the Advisory Notes and the Resolved and Known Issues sections of the release notes for any limitations and/or restrictions.

*Note: Registered users may access the documents via the SafeNet Support Portal. Should you need assistance logging in, please contact the SafeNet Support team at 800-545-6608 (US customers) or +1 410-931-7520 (International customers).

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Strong Authentication for Microsoft 365

This webinar will discuss how to add SafeNet Authentication Service to Microsoft Office 365 opportunities. In addition to the details of the integration, the presenters will go over how to find and uncover authentication opportunities with your existing Office 365 prospects and customers. A review of the available marketing materials will be presented, as well as a brief overview of other Gemalto IDP integrations with Microsoft products.

Join Michal Cohen, Technical Marketing Manager at Gemalto, on Thursday, June 11th at 10 am EDT/2 pm GMT.

Be sure to register for the session today!

SafeNet Authentication Service Product Demo

SafeNet Authentication Service (SAS) delivers fully-automated, highly secure strong authentication-as-a service. Register now for our 30 minute demo and see how easy and simple it is to:

• Set up a strong authentication account on SAS
• Add users to an account
• Assign tokens to users
• Generate reports

This month, we will holding demos on Wednesday, June 10th and June 24th at 11 am EDT.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Please email us if you have any questions or problems registering.

Register for these sessions today!

New Authentication Collateral

SafeNet ISO 27001 Channel Enablement Kit

In March, Gemalto received an updated ISO 27001:2013 certificaiton, the highest attainable credibility ranking for infmration security management. The ISO 27001 certification signifies that Gemalto is:

• implementing globally-recognized best practice measures to ensure that it is offering the best quality products and services
• inspiring business confidence in both internal and external stakeholders -- vendors, customers, partners and employees -- as it guarantees that information is taken seriously
• commited to ensuring that SafeNet Authentication Service is a trusted cloud-based service that adheres to the highest security standards

Leverage this exciting certification through the resources available in our ISO 27001:2013 Channel Enablement Kit.

Five Guidelines for Supporting Secure Employee Mobility - End-user Webinar

From their first cup of coffee, to meetings in the field and late night conference calls—today’s workers expect a seamless continuum of access to enterprise resources. And while remote network access, virtual desktops and cloud applications are invaluable assets for these employees, the increasingly splintered data ecosystem is wreaking havoc among the unprepared—be they IT, security or compliance professionals. So how can IT administrators service 100s, 1000s or even 10,000s of users while keeping management overhead low? Can security staff support mobility and remain unruffled in the face of a data breach? And exactly how can compliance stewards ensure they have the visibility they need to smoothly undergo audits? This webinar will provide the answers.

Be sure to share this with your prospects and customers looking to learn more about securing employee mobility. Share this webinar today!

Top 10 Things You Should Know about Healthcare IT Security - End-user Webinar

Maintaining the security of patient data is a complex proposition that affects every employee of a healthcare facility, every area of its IT system, and all vendors, partners, and insurers that work with the healthcare provider. While many facilities are working toward achieving full compliance with HIPAA, HITECH, and other privacy regulations, there are a variety of factors to consider that go beyond compliance issues to address the overall risk to your facility. This latest webinar from Gemalto, will address the top 10 things you should be concerned about and how to address them.

Be sure to share this webinar with your prospects and customers today. We also have a channel kit dedicated to complying with Electronic Prespcription for Controlled Substances (EPCS) to help you win with healthcare prospects.

New Encryption and Crypto Management Collateral

Guide Book: Building a Trusted Foundation for the Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) describes an era in which uniquely identifiable devices are able to communicate within the existing internet infrastructure - providing greater insight and control over elements in our increasingly connect lives. With an estimated 50 billion connected devices deployed across the globe by 2020, the promies of the Internet of Things is fast approaching. Make sure that your prospects and customers are fully up-to-date on the trends and changes happening with the introduction of the Internet of Things.

Check out our new Building a Trusted Foundation for the Internet of Things eBook for more information today!

White Paper: Building the Trusted Connected Car

As the connected car’s intelligence, services, and ecosystem expands, so do the potential risks and exposures. This paper offers a look at the opportunities and threats presented by the connected car, and it provides an overview of the keys to building a trusted ecosystem that enables continued innovation in the connected car segment—without jeopardizing driver privacy or safety.

Share this white paper with your prospects and customers to give them greater insight to the Internet of Things and the risks and business potential of the connected car.

White Paper: Ethernet WAN Encryption Solutions Compared

This White Paper describes the comparative security and performance benefits of Ethernet WAN data security solutions. We compare the benefits of Gemalto SafeNet Layer 2 high speed encryption hardware with integrated encryption using MACsec or TrustSec.

This white paper helps you in objection handling and educating prospects and customers on the between different WAN encryption solutions. Learn more today!