Announcing F-Secure SSH version 2.1 for Macintosh.

Espoo, Finland - June 13, 2000

F-Secure SSH is a fast and easy solution for securing Internet connections. Strong encryption methods are used to provide data privacy and integrity. by providing secure terminal emulation and encrypted tunneling of Internet protocols, F-Secure SSH allows you to eliminate some of the biggest security risks in data transfer. The new F-Secure SSH client 2.1 for Macintosh even enables secure FTP traffic tunneling between F-Secure SSH Client and Server. Users can use whatever FTP client they habitually use and simply create a secure tunnel for all FTP traffic. All user names and passwords are encrypted, which prevents them being exposed to outsiders. Furthermore, all transmitted data will be encrypted, thereby preventing eavesdropping of transmission.

System Requirements
F-Secure SSH for Macintosh version 2.1 requires MacOS 7.5.5 or later with Open Transport 1.1.1 or later. At least 3MB of free memory is required. F-Secure SSH 2.1 requires a version 2 SSH protocol server. For version 1 SSHserver access, F-Secure SSH 1.0.2 should be used.

F-Secure SSH for Macintosh functionality in brief:

Secure Terminal Emulation
SSH is a modern alternative to the telnet protocol. SSH provides fast VT102 emulator with support for color and VT graphics character sets. Connection cloning makes it possible to quickly open any number of terminal sessions with a single authentication. It is the ultimate tool for Unix shell access.

Securing Email Protocols
SMTP, IMAP and POP can be tunneled from your Macintosh to the E-mail server. Instead of connecting directly to the server, your E-mail client is configured to connect to the SSH program on your Macintosh, which then forwards the connection through the SSH2 protocol to the E-mail server. No unencrypted data needs to be transmitted over the Internet.

Securing Appleshare IP
Even the AppleShare IP protocol can be encrypted using SSH. If your Unix system provides Netatalk services and SSH, you can have fast, transparent and secure access to the unix file system.

Securing FTP
A special purpose proxy tunnel permits complete encryption of FTP connections, including command and data channels, so that passwords and data are fully encrypted and protected from eavesdropping and tampering. Use your favorite FTP client to transfer files. Update your web site using the built-in FTP client in your web page editor (Home Page, Dreamweaver, etc).

Securing HTTP
HTTP tunneling can be used to set up remote access to your corporate intranet web server. Because SSH authentication and strong encryption are used, the server is accessed without compromising its security in any way.

Securing X11 Window System
As an option, the terminal emulator will also tunnel connections to your X11 Window Server. The software architecture of SSH2 has been designed for maximum efficiency and minimal latency. You can enjoy secure X11 without drawbacks.

In addition to the above, all TCP/IP ports can be securely tunneled using F-Secure SSH.