New 802.1X Software Ships

Ann Arbor, MI-based Interlink Networks today announced a new 802.1X-based software tool for authentication on a wireless network. Called Secure.XS (and pronounced "Secure Access"), it is a Linux and Windows-based solution for AAA (authentication, authorization, and accounting).

"We're the first Linux solution on the marketplace," according to Interlink CEO Mike Klien. "[Secure.XS is] an appliance ready solution for the OEM marketplace. Our target is the enterprise and providing solutions for VARs [value added resellers] and system integrators, but we also have something that can be built into an appliance."

The program will run on Red Hat Linux, and Windows NT/2000.

Secure.XS supports a number of Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) methods such as EAP-MD5, TLS, and TTLS, Cisco's LEAP, and eventually PEAP. The software will work with existing databases of users so enterprises don't have to transfer data into a new database for deployment. The product is entirely standards based.

Secure.XS is Interlink's latest in a line of security products, including RAD-Series of RADIUS products for carriers and high-end networks, and Diameter AP for 3G mobile secure servers. Secure.XS's architecture is derived from Interlink's RAD-E Enterprise Access Server.

Pricing on Secure.XS is set at $2,500 per 250 users.

Eric Griffith is the managing editor of 802.11 Planet.

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