Jungo Introduces CableHome-Based KDC and Kerberos Server

Provides a complete Kerberos module for network management systems, and enables testing of CableHome-based Kerberos clients

 San Jose, Calif., March 20, 2003

Jungo Software Technologies Inc., a leading provider of residential gateway software, today announced the introduction of a CableHome™1.0-based Key Distribution Center (KDC) and Kerberos server for testing and network management. Jungo’s KDC and Kerberos server provide customer premise equipment (CPE) vendors with a vendor-based testing environment to validate the use of the Kerberos authentication protocol, as defined in the CableHome 1.0-based specifications. In addition, the new server allows network management system (NMS) vendors to add a CableHome-based Kerberos module to their existing management solutions.

The new KDC and Kerberos server are complementary solutions to Jungo’s OpenRG residential gateway software for CableHome 1.0-based devices. Together they provide CPE vendors with comprehensive and robust development and testing software platforms.

The Kerberos authentication protocol is part of the CableHome Security Portal, which requires a Kerberos client in the CPE and a Kerberos server at the headend. The Kerberos protocol uses strong cryptography, allowing the client to prove its identity to a server (and vice versa) across an insecure network connection. Once a client and server have used Kerberos to prove their identities, they may encrypt further data and transport it securely over the communications network.

Jungo’s KDC and Kerberos server include Public Key Cryptography for Initial Authentication in Kerberos (PKINIT) compliancy, database connectivity and management tools, a Kerberos application for updating Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) keys, an Application Program Interface (API) for SNMP key generation and updates, test certificates for server and client, and support for Linux 2.2/2.4 and Windows .

“The release of Jungo’s CableHome-based KDC and Kerberos server both strengthens Jungo’s position as a leading provider of CableHome-based technologies and reinforces our commitment to provide our customers with the best available tools for the development, testing and verification of CableHome-based devices,” said Udi Yuhjtman, vice president of business development at Jungo.

Availability

Jungo’s CableHome-based KDC, Kerberos server and SNMP testing tools are available for CPE vendors, to assist in testing and verification, and for NMS vendors developing management systems for CableHome-based systems. For more information please contact Jungo at openrg@jungo.com

About Jungo

Jungo is a leading provider of software products and solutions that power residential broadband service offerings and connectivity solutions. Our residential broadband products enable 40 million of the world’s residential gateways. Our connected home, application framework and remote management solutions let service providers easily launch value-added broadband services and manage and monitor their delivery. Jungo’s unique home broadband offerings enable service providers to accelerate the introduction of a variety of innovative, revenue generating digital home services, while enhancing their competitive edge and reducing operational costs.

Jungo’s connectivity solutions division offers extensive connectivity software solutions for USB and PCI, including WinDriver™, a driver development toolkit that enables developers to quickly create custom device drivers that can run on a multitude of operating systems without modification, and USBware™, a complete, high-quality embedded USB software protocol stack, allowing device manufacturers to easily incorporate standard USB OTG/Host/Device connectivity in their designs.

Jungo is owned by NDS, a leading global provider of end-to-end software solutions for the pay television industry. Jungo is owned by NDS, a leading global provider of end-to-end software solutions for the pay television industry. To learn more, visit www.jungo.com/st.

 

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