Authernative Granted Australia Patent No. 2004323374 - Authentication System and Method Based upon Random Partial Digitized Path Recognition

The Department of Electronic & Computer Engineering at the University of Portsmouth has conducted a technology exploration project which includes an evaluation of Authernative’s AuthGuard(R) user authentication product and its related patents. Among the highlights, the study notes: “It is extremely tough to list the weaknesses and threats of the AuthGuard authentication system. This is primarily because AuthGuard utilizes many different protocols, each of which protects against the threats and weaknesses of the others. AuthGuard is also being continually updated with many patents pending. A new patent was granted, #7,299,356, on November 26th, 2007 (Finextra, 2007b) which further enhances the single-session symmetric key protocol which AuthGuard utilizes.” “AuthGuard is aimed primarily at large scale businesses and organizations. Authernative have realized that no single authentication method is completely secure. As such they have combined many open source and private authentication methods into a single authentication server. They have aimed to create great flexibility to allow any balance of security and usability required. “ The full study can be found at the following link: http://mosaic.cnfolio.com/M591CW2007C107

Authernative to present SecureGov2008 and speak at Government Technology Research Alliance Symposium, December 7-9, 2008 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. For more information, visit www.SecureGOV.info and www.GTRASymposium.org

Authernative Granted U.S. Patent For Private and Secure Financial Transactions Method

Authernative Awarded GSA Schedule Contract

Authernative Granted US Patent No. 7,379,916 – System and method for private secure financial transactions.

Authernative® Cryptographic Module Achieves Stringent FIPS 140-2 Government Standard

Authernative® Cryptographic Module awarded U.S. Government FIPS 140-2 Certification (Federal Information Processing Standard http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips140-2/fips1402.pdf). National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) certificate number 946 confirms that Authernative’s AuthGuard® User Authentication product based on Crossecure® Authernative® Cryptographic Module meets U.S. Government stringent security requirements, standards, and guidelines.

United States Patent & Trademark Office granted Authernative, Inc. CrosSecure® trademark and service mark, Reg. No. 3,428,144. CrosSecure® is a trademark of FIPS 140-2 NIST certified Authernative® Cryptographic Module.

Authernative to exhibit at RSA Conference, April 7-11, 2008 in San Francisco, California at Booth Number 350. For more information, visit RSA Conference 2008

Authernative to meet and speak at Fifth Annual SecureGov2008 Strategic Intelligence Council Meeting and Symposium, March 9-11, 2008 in Williamsburg, Virginia. For more information, visit www.SecureGovCouncil.org