snom and Ingate Secure VoIP Traffic15 March 2006
Ingate® Systems(http://www.ingate.com), which develops firewall technology and productsthat enable SIP-based live communication for the enterprise whilemaintaining control and security at the network edge, and snom, an opensystems provider of high quality VoIP business telephones, today announcedthe world's first successful completion of an encrypted VoIP call using theapproved standard protocol SRTP (Secure Realtime Transfer Protocol).
Ideal for voice traffic, SRTP provides a very high level of security forrealtime data with advanced encryption, confidentiality, messageauthentication, and replay protection. Used with voice data, SRTP providesone of the most secure environments for Internet telephony and VoIPapplications available.
To date, only snom and Ingate offer compatible SRTP implementations. Thesuccessful completion of interop testing between the two companies offerscustomers a secure solution for voice traffic: the combination of a snomphone with an Ingate Firewall® ensures a secure, reliable VoIPenvironment.
snom and Ingate have both incorporated SRTP support to their VoIP products.SRTP was first developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in2004 as RFC 3711. The SRTP key exchange mechanism used by both vendors isbased on the SDP Security Descriptions draft for media streams(sdescriptions). Both companies base their products on the SIP standard,also developed by the IETF. By working to strict IETF specifications, snomand Ingate remain committed to open standards and true interoperability.
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"Achieving SRTP interoperability between snom and Ingate Systems marks animportant watershed in the evolution of VoIP security," said MichaelKnieling, VP Marketing for snom technology, AG. "Single-vendor, proprietarysecurity schemes, developed under wraps, may or may not provide genuineprotection. By contrast, standard security strategies receive wide-rangingscrutiny by the developer community, and the process of interoperabilitytesting forces mutual technology disclosure. The result is more robust,provably-secure solutions, and a wider field of options for end users."
"With the conclusion of this successful interoperability test, both snomand Ingate set a benchmark for other vendors to implement similar featuresand push security in VoIP environments to the next level," said OlleWesterberg, Chief Executive Officer, Ingate Systems. "We look forward tocontinued interoperability testing to widen the group of vendors thatcomply with the open standard, to provide customers with a secure VoIPsolution."
A Secure VoIP Environment
Using snom phones with Ingate Firewalls provides users with a secure,reliable VoIP environment. Both products support Transport Layer Security(TLS) for secure SIP signaling and SRTP for encrypting audio streams. Whencombined, these protocols shield users from eavesdroppers, hackers andspoofers.
In addition, SRTP uses 128-bit AES for encrypting the RTP payload.
SRTP is ideal for protecting Voice over IP audio traffic because it can beused in conjunction with header compression and has no effect on IP Qualityof Service. It creates a unique key stream for each RTP packet, andtransmits encrypted audio packets over data networks, making it almostimpossible for eavesdroppers to retrieve the original media stream from theencrypted stream.
For more information, visit Ingate Systems at booth #1338 and Snom at booth#1534 at Spring VON 2006 in San Jose.
About snom technology AG
snom is recognized for its high quality Voice over IP (VoIP) businesstelephones. Our customers are companies who use interoperable technologiesfor their enterprise communications. Together with our partners, snomoffers solutions that reduce the total cost of ownership, maximize theoverall return on investment into telephony infrastructure, and make ourcustomers independent from a single vendor. Founded in 1996 and based inBerlin, the company was amongst the first to adopt the session initiationprotocol (SIP), which today is recognized as "the" future telecommunicationstandard. snom is privately held and incorporated under German law.
About Ingate® Systems
Ingate® Systems develops firewall technology and products that enableSIP-based live communication for the enterprise while maintaining controland security at the network edge. Ingate has a long history of developingnext-generation firewall technology that solves the NAT/firewall traversalissue inherent in SIP communications. In addition to an extensive line ofIngate Firewalls®, the company also produces the award-winning IngateSIParator®, a device that connects to an existing network firewall toseamlessly enable SIP communications. Ingate products currently protectthe networks of retail companies, financial institutions, industrial firms,government agencies and small-to-large enterprises throughout Europe, Asiaand North America. Ingate Systems AB is headquartered in Sweden withoffices in Stockholm and Linköping. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, IngateSystems Inc., is located in Hollis, New Hampshire, with a U.S. technologycenter in Frisco, Texas. For more information on Ingate Systems, visitwww.ingate.com.
For more information, please contact:
Olle WesterbergIngate SystemsP: + 46 8 600 77 54SIP and email: Email Contact
Hillary CallPublic Relations ManagerIngate SystemsP; (917) 414-9262SIP and email: Email Contact
Maria Schnakesnom technology AGP: +49 30 39833-103Fax: +49 30 39833-111Email Contactwww.snom.com
SOURCE: Ingate Systems AB
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