15 January 2009

Cellcrypt Encryption Engine Enters FIPS 140-2 testing phase

British VoIP security specialist, Cellcrypt, has announced its Encryption engine has been accepted into the rigorous testing phase of the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140-2 Validation Program by NIST.

The FIPS 140-2 cryptographic module validation programme is a de-facto global security standard for both public sector and private sector alike. The company is certifying its Crypto Core library, which is the basis of all Cellcrypt’s secure voice products.

Cellcrypt is using the leading network security auditing laboratory, CygnaCom, to test its encryption module to FIPS 140-2 Level 1 compliance. CygnaCom is accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP).

“We are delighted to be accepted, by NIST, into the implementation under test phase of FIPS140-2 validation so rapidly,” said Simon Bransfield-Garth, Chief Executive at Cellcrypt. “This submission is a first for the FIPS 140-2 programme; no other vendor of a mobile VOIP security application has taken their cryptographic libraries through the rigorous security testing required by NIST”

Cellcrypt expects to have the FIPS 140-2 validation process completed during 2009.

Cellcrypt’s secure voice products provide the next generation of secure voice communications aimed at those who need to speak across different hostile networks and domains, from fixed or mobile phones, while needing to the ensure privacy of communications. Through the use of VOIP, Cellcrypt's secure voice solutions provide low latency, excellent voice quality and allow international calling, overcoming the limitations of the technology currently used in secure phone systems.