This week, Sun Microsystems is set to announce two initiatives aimed at enhancing the security capabilities of its products – one for the Sun Java System Web Server and another for the Solaris operating system.
The updated version of the Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 will support Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC).
Additionally, Sun plans to redesign the security features of the Solaris operating system based on specific use cases. Solaris will be divided into two versions – one targeting public computers and another with advanced security features aimed at government agencies, financial institutions, and healthcare organizations.
This new move by Sun responds to increasing demands from enterprise customers for security features in their network systems that are compatible with various applications.
The ECC technology will utilize a small public key to decrypt encrypted content. This technology was developed to reduce the processing power requirements of servers while still enabling fast computations necessary for online transactions.
The Sun Java System Web Server 7.0, which supports ECC technology, is expected to be available in the market by July this year.
Next week, Sun will launch the Solaris Trusted Extensions open-source operating system, which includes many new security features. This version of the operating system will target users from government organizations, financial institutions, and healthcare providers. According to Chris Ratcliffe, Sun’s marketing director, the release of this new Solaris version is part of a strategy to change how the company delivers security features to users who regularly handle sensitive information.
For example, the Solaris Trusted Extensions version is designed to allow distinct access to different types of data based on the user account requesting information access.
