You know, the further technology advances, the more we feel the need to be safe. The further technology advances, the easier it is for persons to invade our privacy. This is why security always needs to be one step ahead of anything that other branches of technology develop. Speaking of security, CPU Tech has recently announced the Acalis Sentry Security Server, a server that has a lot of advanced options that seek to keep you safe from malevolent persons.

The Sentry combines hardware and software in order to encrypt embedded applications and configure security features for the Acalis CPU872 secure processor. It allows the development team to set up the security of a CPU872 processor in compartments, so as to permit users' access only to the particular project the user is associated with. In order to do so (namely encrypt software images to be used with the Acalis CPU872 processor), the security engineer needs to access the Acalis Sentry management console.

Once the security engineer makes the required configuration and locks it in place, the server can be found on the Internet, isolated networks or internal company intranets. Don't worry about making the server available for discovery on the Internet since all communications and data that are stored within an Acalis Sentry server is secured via SSL.

Ending the article will be Clay Johnson, CEO of CPU Tech, “CPU Tech has extensive experience evaluating system vulnerabilities and recognizes that security is a challenging architectural requirement for software and systems developers. […] The Acalis Sentry separates the role of the Security Engineer from that of the software developer. Designing secure systems requires tools and technology that not only protect the end application, but the development flow as well. Acalis Sentry elevates the protection of the software aspects of the solution to the level of the hardware.”


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