Overview

Embedded Security Development

Hardware Design and Development

Valicore vCoreServer™: Authentication & Key Management Appliance

FIPS 140-2 Crypto Security Certification

Common Criteria Crypto Security Certification

Government COMSEC

Design Documentation

Project Management

     

Embedded Security Development
Valicore's embedded security development services help you get to market fast by accelerating the product development process and eliminating iterative design and certification cycles. As experts in ARM, Intel, and PowerPC core architectures using Windows, Integrity, VxWorks, Linux and embedded Java runtime environments, we have successfully completed numerous software and firmware projects for financial, satellite/cable television and government applications.

Software Projects
Valicore's security engineering expertise spans the entire discipline of applied cryptography including high speed link encryptors, PKI-based security architectures, conditional access/authentication tokens, and protocol and cryptographic accelerators. Valicore has delivered products incorporating a wide range of standard and proprietary cryptographic system libraries including:

Microsoft CryptoAPI SSL CSP for Internet Information Server acceleration
PKCS #11 Cryptographic Library for iPlanet Server on Win2K, Solaris and HP
Cross-platform internet communication protocols for USB authentication tokens
Multiple smart card firmware products performing user authentication and system authorization
Multiple software extension libraries, ASIC simulators and model hardware cores for custom processors during engineering development
Middleware software library development including Microsoft CryptoAPI, PKCS #11 Cryptoki, and other proprietary and open standard APIs
Security protocol development including proprietary client/server architectures and open standard security protocols such as Open SSL and Ipsec
Implementation of Suite B compliant security architectures
Trusted execution kernel development
Secure authentication server implementations

Firmware Projects

With more than a decade of experience in security product development producing cryptographic processors, PCI cards, PCMCIA tokens and smart cards, Valicore's firmware expertise encompasses:

Custom cryptographic ASIC developments incorporating ARM, PowerPC, PCI, USB, PCMCIA, DES, public key multipliers, custom commercial and DoD algorithm cores
SSL and IPsec protocol accelerators including the award-winning CryptoSwift™ for Rainbow Technologies, the first commercial SSL accelerator
Embedded ROM firmware development for custom cryptographic protocol accelerators, and USB and smart card personal authentication tokens
Simulation tool development including software simulation of cryptographic hardware and custom extensions to ASIC simulation environments

High-Level Trust and Security

Because Valicore maintains COMSEC facilities clearance as well as a staff of COMSEC-cleared engineers, you can be sure that your security solution will adhere to the highest standards for information security, including FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria compliance.

Contact us to learn more about how we can put our broad encryption expertise to work for you.