Paris, September 16, 2004– Prim’X Technologies, French provider of security solutions, presents ZoneCentral™, its encryption software. ZoneCentral™ is the pioneering, simple to deploy and to administer corporate security product which is transparent for the information system and automatic for users. Based on the file interception technology [FSRd] designed by Prim’X, ZoneCentral™ uses an on-the-fly data encryption method.
With a security layer integrated in the Windows system in this way, the zones of critical data are automatically, systematically and permanently protected. Files are encrypted in their usual location (in-place), on a laptop computer, fixed workstation, file server or removable drive. The organization of drives, folders and files does not need to be altered in order to implement a local or global security plan. Simply indicate sensitive data zones and authorized users so that all the current or future files are systematically encrypted.
Being transparent for the user, ZoneCentral™ requests an access key when you first open an encrypted zone. The key can be hosted in a key file (meeting the PKI standard), smart card, USB cryptographic token or Microsoft CSP key container. If the environment is not equipped with the PKI infrastructure, users can then authenticate themselves by means of a password.
"In a secure environment, the user's folders, whether they reside on his laptop or on his fixed workstation, are partly or entirely encrypted. The browsers' cache for Intranet applications and temporary folders, USB memory sticks and different network shares are also encrypted," explains Serge Binet, Prim'X CEO and creator of ZoneCentral™. "Such encrypted shares are only accessible to users possessing a valid access key (decryption key) for the corresponding zone. Several authorized users can access the same shared zone simultaneously."
ZoneCentral™ also offers complementary functions that reinforce the level of security such as integrated swap encryption, the secure background wiping of destroyed files, and the ability to prohibit the creation of files outside encrypted zones or to perform encrypted backups. |
