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-ANVL IPSec Suite Ensures Equipment Vendors' Products Comply with IETF Standards-

Wilmington, Mass., September 14, 1999 - Midnight Networks announces today its ANVL Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) interoperability suite.  ANVL IPSec is the latest addition to Midnight Networks' Automated Network Validation Library (ANVL) product.  ANVL, the industry-standard automated test tool for validating protocol interoperability in networking products, validates protocol implementations and operational robustness of networking devices, such as high-density remote access servers, backbone routers, end nodes and Layer 3 switches.  ANVL IPSec tests all aspects of IPSec security protocols, including Authentication Header (AH), Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP), and Internet Key Exchange (IKE).

Traditionally, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) offer secure transactions across the Internet by using tunnels, typically originated by Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) or Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP).  "Midnight Networks currently offers test suites for PPTP and L2TP," said Richard Goode, Director of Marketing for Midnight Networks.  "Equipment vendors can use ANVL's IPSec tests to ensure that their products are compliant with the latest Internet Draft.  Midnight Networks is very excited to offer IPSec to its customers.  The success of VPNs in the marketplace, as well as the phenomenal financial lure of Electronic Commerce has stimulated the interest in IPSec.  Equipment vendors are extremely interested in making their new and existing products IPSec compliant."

- IPSec Design Objectives -

IPSec is the latest Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard protocol.  It is designed to provide interoperable, high-quality, cryptograpically-based security for IP Version 4 and IP Version 6.  The set of security services offered includes access control, connectionless integrity, data origin authentication, protection against replays, confidentiality, and limited traffic flow confidentiality.  These services are provided at the IP layer, offering protection and upper layer protocols.

ANVL IPSec is based on IETF RFC 2402 Authentication Header (AH) and RFC 2406 Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) specifications.  ANVL IPSec will be available for shipment in November 1999.  Pricing will begin at $15,000.

- About Midnight Networks -

Midnight Networks, a division of Teradyne, Inc., of Boston, Mass., provides testing software and systems for network product development and network operations.  The company products include Avalanche/RA, a remote access performance test system, and ANVL, the industry standard automated network validation system.  Midnight Networks can be reached at 888-888-8888, through the web at www.ham.com , or via email at anvlinfo@ham.com.

Midnight Networks, Avalanche, and ANVL are trademarks, and the Midnight Networks logo is a registered trademark of Teradyne Inc.  All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.