RSA BSAFE® Encryption Technology Protects Identities and Assets as Portable Entertainment Goes Wireless
BEDFORD, Mass.—
RSA Security Inc. (Nasdaq: RSAS) announced today that it has licensed RSA BSAFE® Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and public key infrastructure (PKI) products to Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI), to provide a secure interactive environment for software title developers and publishers creating game titles for its new PSPTM (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system.This technology will be used to enable secure game distribution and identity protection for portable gamers within the PSPTM interactive gaming environment. By using RSA BSAFE products, SCEI is able to prevent identity theft and protect the gaming assets of its numerous publishers and developers.
RSA Security solutions were also adopted for the PlayStation®2 computer
entertainment system software development library, providing security technology
that enabled digital rights protection for games. This rights protection system
gave game developers confidence that they would be both properly compensated
and less susceptible to unscrupulous hackers. With the PSPTM, RSA Security
is helping SCEI expand on that success by providing the tools needed to establish
trust through the enforcement of digital rights, and by protecting gamer identities
as gaming becomes more portable and interactive.
This secure environment gives game developers a platform they can trust to enable
new revenue streams from interactive entertainment from their latest titles
for the new device. RSA Security’s continued innovation in the area of
digital asset and identity protection helps make these exciting new interactive
devices and services safe, trusted, and accessible for consumers and content
developers.
“We are pleased that RSA Security’s RSA BSAFE solutions have been adopted for SCEI’s PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system as well as the new PSPTM handheld entertainment system,” says Rick Welch, Vice President of Developer Solutions and Professional Services at RSA Security. “RSA Security’s upcoming RSA BSAFE® Mobile Rights Management product is evidence of the continued innovation that makes us the trusted security partner providing the safe, reliable environment consumers want – coupled with the digital asset protection publishers and developers need.”
RSA Security’s 20 years of experience developing security standards and technologies, including critical security protocols such as SSL – one of the backbones of Internet electronic commerce – is brought to bear in the development of the core technologies needed for effective asset protection for digital entertainment devices and services. The company is also a recognized leader in providing encryption, public key infrastructure, and other embedded security products and services for a broad range of electronic devices.
About RSA Security Inc.
RSA Security Inc. helps organizations confidently protect identities and information
access. The company secures more than 15 million user identities, safeguards
trillions of business transactions annually, and manages the confidentiality
of data in tens of thousands of applications worldwide. RSA Security’s
portfolio of award-winning solutions – including identity & access
management, secure mobile & remote access, secure enterprise access, secure
transactions and consumer identity protection – sets the standard in the
industry. Our strong reputation is built on a 20-year history of ingenuity,
leadership and proven technologies, and our more than 17,000 customers around
the globe. Together with more than 1,000 technology and integration partners,
RSA Security inspires confidence in everyone to experience the power and promise
of the Internet. For more information, please visit www.rsasecurity.com.
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Inc. “PSP” is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
