Mocana IPSec Security Products for IPv6 Interoperability Gets VPNC Certification

Mocana, a device security solutions provider, announced that its NanoSec IPSec device security products have received the IPv6 Interoperability certification from the Virtual Private Network Consortium (VPNC).

 

The achievement for Mocana (News - Alert) is significant since only four vendors worldwide offering IPv6-compatible virtual private network solutions have ever received this certification. Founded in 1999, the Virtual Private Network Consortium is the international trade association for virtual private networking (VPN) manufacturers.

 

The importance of this certification is that it assures enterprises and developers shopping for next-generation IPv6 VPN products that Mocana's NanoSec will interoperate securely and seamlessly with certified products from other vendors. The IPv6 Interoperability Test attempts to mirror typical use of IPSec systems in VPNs on IPv6 networks.

 

This apart, Mocana has received VPNC certifications for VPNC Basic Interoperability, AES Interoperability, IKE X.509v3 Certificates, IKE "aggressive mode" and for VPN toolkit compliance. VPNC's IPv6 interoperability tests are similar to their AES Interoperability tests.

 

"As the trend toward IPv6 continues, the type of interoperability Mocana demonstrates will be required to ensure that the next-generation of connected devices have proper security measures in place but are still able to communicate with the broadest range of devices," said James Blaisdell, CTO for Mocana, in a statement. "We are pleased to join Juniper, Wind River (News - Alert) and Safenet in setting the standard for a higher level of security by being the first to achieve IPv6 interoperability."

 

This significant development will boost the enterprises. For instance, networks worldwide are migrating to IPv6 as IPv4 reduces its address space. Using a 128-bit address format, IPv6 networks can support over 3.4×10^38 addresses, according to the company.

 

This elbowroom provides flexibility in allocating addresses, routing traffic and eliminates the need for network address translation, one of the key demands of enterprises. Besides, network security is integrated into base design of IPv6.

 

Developers will also welcome this move. Mocana recently announced the latest version of NanoSec, which provides developers with the smallest, fastest IPSec implementation on the market. This makes NanoSec ideal for resource-constrained smartphones, enterprise VPN appliances, intelligent printers, networked medical devices, and industrial automation and SCADA applications.