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TMCNet: F5 Networks' BIG-IP Edge Gateway Achieves ICSA Labs SSL VPN Certification

[July 29, 2010]

F5 Networks' BIG-IP Edge Gateway Achieves ICSA Labs SSL VPN Certification

Jul 29, 2010 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- F5 Networks, a developer of application delivery networking solutions, announced that its BIG-IP Edge Gateway remote access solution has achieved Secure Sockets Layer-Transport Layer Security (SSL-TLS) Virtual Private Networking (VPN) Certification version 3.0 from ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon Business.

According to F5 Networks, the certification is reserved for products that meet ICSA Labs' demanding security standards for products implementing SSL-TLS for data confidentiality, authentication, and integrity assurance for internetwork transactions. It certifies that BIG-IP Edge Gateway operates as expected and meets the criteria established by ICSA Labs to guard against unauthorized access to corporate resources through a hijacked VPN session.

The accomplishment marks the latest of F5's ongoing efforts with ICSA Labs, including Web Application Firewall version 2.0.1 certification for the BIG-IP Application Security Manager solution and SSL-TLS certification for the FirePass SSL VPN solution.

The ICSA Labs SSL-TLS VPN Certification program is an independent and process that tests, assesses, and validates enterprise SSL-TLS VPNs in a simulated, real-world environment. Testing criteria are publicly posted for review and comment by industry groups, industry executives and end-users, including a consortium of SSL-TLS VPN product vendors. Having earned this certification, the BIG-IP Edge Gateway solution is also now listed on the ICSA website.

ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon Business, offers vendor-neutral testing and certification of security products. Hundreds of the world's top security vendors submit their products for testing and certification at ICSA Labs. The end-users of security technologies rely on ICSA Labs to authoritatively set and apply objective testing and certification criteria for measuring product compliance and reliability. For more information about ICSA Labs, please visit www.icsalabs.com.

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