GO-Trust and ChipHope forge an alliance to develop Hardware Encrypted Smartphone

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The Sesames awards are part of the Cartes Expo and Conference to be held in Paris this November 15^th to 17^th. Every year for the past 16 years, SESAMES Awards have been presented to the best projects in ten technology categories. The Cartes website says “The SESAMES represent an unchallenged seal of approval in innovation and are regarded as global standards for card manufacturers and related industries.  They represent a real promotional springboard and give the winners a reputation and credibility guaranteeing their project’s success.”

GoTrust’s NFC microSD cards to power mobile banking in China

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The Sesames awards are part of the Cartes Expo and Conference to be held in Paris this November 15th to 17th. Every year for the past 16 years, SESAMES Awards have been presented to the best projects in ten technology categories. The Cartes website says “The SESAMES represent an unchallenged seal of approval in innovation and are regarded as global standards for card manufacturers and related industries.  They represent a real promotional springboard and give the winners a reputation and credibility guaranteeing their project’s success.”

The GO-Trust SWP secure microSD (http://www.go-trust.com/products/swp-secure-microsd ) is an alternative secure element for NFC mobile transactions and also a 4GB flash memory card and a JAVA smart card that can support hardware security of all other types of secure banking transactions that take place over the internet using smart phones – such as funds transfer, bill pay, auto recharge of the NFC purse or ticket/voucher store.

About GO-Trust:
GOTrust Technology Inc. (GO-Trust) is a multi-national organization headquartered in Taichung Taiwan with offices in California, Hong Kong and Beijing and distributors in Europe, South America, Korea, Singapore and India. GO-Trust was the innovator of the secure microSD and the first company to deliver products. The company continues its world leading secure microSD innovation with the most powerful and fastest microSD embedded chips and supporting applications.

Note to Editors:
GO-Trust will be exhibiting at this year’s Cartes Expo in Hall 4, Aisle K, Booth 149 and will be giving live demonstrations of the SWP secure microSD.

TUSTIN, Calif., July 19th, 2011 – Today GOTrust Technology Inc. announced a complete family of affordable, internationally certified, Military Strength, Voice and SMS Hardware Encryption Scramblers for Android Smartphones and tablet PCs, as well as Windows Notebooks. The Scrambler processor is the shape of a microSD module and plugs directly into existing Smartphones (not special phones, the phones need no modification) or Windows PCs. The powerful processor encrypts voice, SMS texts, address books, instant messaging, call history and data; providing unmatched mobile user privacy and completely preventing snooping, Trojan and hacking attacks. Because all the communication is encrypted and decrypted inside the microSD scrambler and nothing is processed inside the phone, Users are safe from Hackers, Corporate Spies and unscrupulous Private Detectives.

KingCall-Android: Voice scrambling between private groups of Android Smartphone and Tablet PC Users for less than $38 per user-month. Groups can be as small as two people or communities of many thousands. Ideal for high profile personalities, boards of directors, road warriors or everybody in a company or organization. It is easy to use; just insert the microSD scrambler, install the KingCall application (it is stored on the Scrambler) and you are ready to talk securely. The address book, call and instant messaging history are encrypted and stored inside the microSD scrambler, they cannot be reviewed without your PIN even if the phone or microSD scrambler is stolen or confiscated. (Five invalid PIN attempts and all the scrambler’s information is locked forever). KingCall-Android includes the functionality of KingCall-PC at no extra charge so use it on your mobile when away and on your PC when back at base. Change phones and the microSD scrambler can be moved, by the user, to the new phone (complete with address book, call history etc.)

KingCall-PC: Voice scrambling between private groups of Windows Notebook or Desktop Users for less than $21 per user-month. Users can also communicate with Android Smartphone and Tablet PC Users so KingCall-Android and KingCall-PC users can be in the same private group. Security levels and information protection features are the same as for KingCall-Android.

KingText-SMS: Text scrambling between private groups of Android Smartphone and Tablet PC Users for a onetime charge of $99.  The secure address book, stored messages (sent and received) and personal confidential data are encrypted and stored inside the microSD scrambler; they cannot be reviewed without your PIN even if the phone or microSD scrambler is stolen or confiscated. (Same five PIN attempt rule applies).

All three products are available for immediate shipment. Go-Trust is looking for additional distributors to help handle the escalating demand for the KingCall and KingText products.

About GO-Trust:

GOTrust Technology Inc. (GO-Trust) is a multi-national organization headquartered in Taichung Taiwan with offices in California, Hong Kong and Beijing and distributors in Europe, South America, Korea, Singapore and India. GO-Trust was the innovator of the secure microSD and the first company to deliver products. The company continues its world leading secure microSD innovation with the most powerful and fastest microSD embedded chips and supporting applications.

Note to Editors:

The ‘Military Strength’ Scrambler uses a 32-bit processor with AES256, RSA2048, SHA-256 and Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange; the processor is Common Criteria EAL5+ certified (recognized in 25 countries as a national security level) and the encryption module is NIST certified in the USA.

Contacts (PDT):

GO-Trust: William Holmes 714-658-4445(mobile) williamholmes@go-trust.com
MPoweredPR:  Jackie Zerbst 714.998.3448 pr@mpoweredpr.com

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Feb. 8th, 2011 - GOTrust Technology Inc. (GO-Trust) today announced that the company will start delivering its microSD HSM on February 14, the opening day of the RSA Security Conference and Expo. This hardware-based authentication and encryption/decryption solution will integrate with existing VPN clients on tablet PCs and smart phones. The microSD HSM is a 32-bit, Common Criteria EAL 5+ certified crypto processor embedded inside a microSD memory module that includes up to 8 GB of flash memory. All the authentication, encryption and decryption to establish the secure tunnel is completed inside the microSD. High assurance protection is also provided for keys and sensitive data which are encrypted and stored inside the chip.

Most current mobile VPN clients are software based. The authentication, encryption/decryption and key exchange processing take place on the mobile device, in the open making the communication network vulnerable to attacks. It has long been recognized as an issue by many corporations that require hardware-based security for internet communication between the company’s servers and their mobile staff. A USB dongle, jutting out of the side or back of PC notebooks, had been acceptable, primarily with hardware based authentication, but this type of solution is unlikely to be tolerated by the next generation of users with smaller, slimmer and more stylish tablet PCs and Smart Phones. Security also comes into question with the increasingly compromised world of internet connectivity.

To accommodate the new and increasingly popular mobile devices being used by executives and staff, many companies are now integrating hardware secure authentication and internet communication to their corporate applications and data banks. “We have the solution for the moment and into the future,” said Darren Lee, CEO of GO-Trust, “Our Hardware Security Module built into a microSD module is the perfect solution. It provides the highest level of security, inside a crypto processor, for the anticipated landslide of tablet PCs and smart phones that will be used for sensitive business applications. It can also been used on PC notebooks making them completely hardware secure and dongle-free.”

All the encryption and decryption, including key exchange, is done inside the crypto processor so it does not impact the performance of the tablet or smart phone. This provides much faster VPN communication than was previously possible when the processing was done inside the mobile device. The easy to use API interface for integration will have PKSC#11 and CSP interfaces added in April. These interfaces will support most existing VPN Clients. The majority of the PKCS#11 crypto mechanisms are implemented inside the chip, not in middleware, making the solution even more secure. The interface library is available for Windows (PCs & Notebooks), Windows Mobile (Smart Phones), Android (Smart Phones and Tablet PCs) and Linux (PCs and other portable devices). The GO-Trust microSD HSM is available for immediate delivery.

About GOTrust Technology Inc.

GOTrust Technology Inc. (GO-Trust) is a world-class innovator embedding hardware chip security and applications in microSD smart card devices that support high-speed communication. After delivering the world’s first microSD smart card in 2006, GO-Trust has advanced microSD innovation with six different hardware offerings including PKI, JAVA, RFID and SDencrypter; plus three complete user applications including One-Time-Password, Secure Verification by SMS and KingCall, in-chip encryption for voice and text on mobile phones. GO-Trust won the coveted and world acclaimed Sesames ‘Best IT Solution’ award in 2008 for our microSD products. GO-Trust is a multi-national organization headquartered in Taichung, Taiwan with subsidiaries in California, Hong Kong and an exclusive partner in Beijing (MSecure Co., Ltd.). For additional company information, visit www.go-trust.com or call (714) 658-4445.

Note to Editors:

Full press kit materials are available on microSD for media attending RSA and otherwise available for download at www.go-trust.com/rsa2011press.zip . This kit includes a photograph of the ‘microSD HSM in perspective’. The microSD HSM is at least 10 times smaller than any other HSM available today and fits inside the mobile unit’s casing – just right for the latest technology.

Contact:

GOTrust Technology Inc.

• William Holmes
• +1 714-658-4445 mobile
• williamholmes@go-trust.com

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 1, 2010 – On the opening day of the RSA, Security Conference Expo, GOTrust Technology Inc. (GO-Trust™) announced they are delivering KingCall™, a comprehensive VoIP encryption application that uses a very special microSD (SDencrypter) containing a high-performance smart card chip and high-speed communication interfaces to protect mobile phone communication1. All the encryption and decryption is done inside the SDencrypter so it does not impact the performance of the phone and also prevents any possibilities of a Trojan virus stealing encryption keys. KingCall™ uses a microSD module loaded into unmodified 3G smart phones provided by existing phone service operators; making KingCall™ very simple and economical to deploy over a wide user base. “After GSM encryption was compromised last year2, phone users around the world have been looking for a secure alternative for their private and sensitive communications”, said Darren Lee, CEO of GO-Trust™, “once again we are first with our KingCall™ solution; incredibly powerful encryption/decryption technology for voice and text; built into a microSD. Just insert the KingCall™ microSD in existing smart phones and you are secure once more”.

About GOTrust Technology Inc.

GOTrust Technology Inc. (GO-Trust™) is a world-class innovator embedding hardware chip security and applications in microSD smart card devices that support high-speed communication. After delivering the world’s first microSD smart card in 2006, GO-Trust™ has advanced microSD innovation with six different hardware offerings including PKI, JAVA, RFID and SDencrypter™; plus three complete user applications including One-Time-Password, Secure Verification by SMS and KingCall™. Other user-developed applications include Mobile ATM Banking, Mobile PKI VPN, DRM and Streaming Video Descrambling. GO-Trust is a multi-national organization headquartered in Taichung, Taiwan with subsidiaries in California, Hong Kong and an exclusive partner in Beijing (MSecure Co., Ltd.). For additional company information, visit http://www.go-trust.com.

1Patent Pending

2See “Cell Phone Encryption Code Is Divulged” NY Times 12/28/09.

Note to Editors:

The KingCall™ secure communication solution will be demonstrated on Windows Mobile Sprint and T-Mobile smart phones at RSA San Francisco in booth #550. Other operating systems including Android will be available later this year.

PARIS, France, November 10, 2009 – A week before Cartes, the world’s leading Digital Security Event, GOTrust Technology Inc. (GO-Trust) and i-Sprint Innovations (i-Sprint) have announced they will be demonstrating the uniquely innovative and ready to ship ‘One-Device-Security Solution’. Built on the combined technologies of GO-Trust and i-Sprint this is complete end-to-end security from the phone to the back-office. It is a universal solution for mobile PKI, One Time Passwords, VPN, secure SMS and out-of-band requirements, overcoming many critical security vulnerabilities such as Man-In-The-Middle-Attacks and Real-Time Phising. Now a single device, your phone, can work securely with multiple delivery channels such as e-Commerce, m-Commerce, ATM/Kiosks and over-the-counter transactions.

The companies have entered into to a strategic alliance partnership where GO-Trust will provide the client-side technology and i-Sprint will provide the back-office technology and integration. They are actively looking for Resellers, around the world, that specialize in the banking, government and enterprise security solutions. 

GO-Trust provides trusted security solutions built into microSD modules that can be inserted in most mobile phone, smart phone or PDA. The microSD client side applications for ‘One-Device-Security Solution’ developed by GO-Trust include mobile OTP, mobile VPN and PKI enabled secure SMS. The microSD uses a smart card chip that is FIPS 140-2 level 3, FIPS 201, EMV and Common Criteria EAL4+ Certified and Common Criteria EAL5+ Compliant and has multi-platform support including Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista, Blackberry, Android, Qualcomm (Brew), Linux, Symbian System and Windows Mobile (Smart Phone and Pocket PC). It is compatible with most devices that support SD and microSD. It does not require any additional drivers and can include up to 8 Gigabytes of user available flash memory. “Combining technologies with i-Sprint to offer complete mobile security solutions rather than individual pieces of the security puzzle is a very exciting venture for Go-Trust. It increases the value and usability of both our companies’ products”, remarked Darren Lee, CEO of GO-Trust.

i-Sprint provides the device-agnostic ‘AccessMatrix’ Universal Authentication Server for back-office user validation and transaction authorization. i-Sprint’s, bank graded, Universal Authentication Server provides a granular administration delegation model, flexible token management features and fine-grained authorization framework which have been proven among regional and global financial institutions for large scale deployment. The AccessMatrix back end server provides the solid framework for the total solution and simplifies security operations and application integration. Albert Ching, CEO of i-Sprint commented, “This One-Device-Security is the platform which many of our corporate and financial institution clients are looking for to overcome the compatibility issues among mobile devices while co-existing with legacy solutions. The joint effort from GO-Trust and i-Sprint is in response to security threats in a fast growing commerce over the internet. Our collaboration not only accelerates our product integration, it also provides a solid platform for us to provide more innovative security solutions in our product pipeline to address the explosive growth of smart mobile phone as the device of choice for the mobile generation.” 

About GOTrust Technology Inc.

GOTrust Technology Inc. (GO-Trust) is a world-class innovator embedding hardware chip security and applications in microSD devices that support ISO7816 and high-speed SPI interfaces; offering a unique range of SD Solutions and platforms including PKI, JAVA™, RFID, One-Time-Password, DRM, Encryption and Streaming Video Descrambling. GO-Trust is a multi-national organization headquartered in Taichung, Taiwan with subsidiaries in California, Hong Kong and an exclusive partner in Beijing (MSecure Co., Ltd.). For additional company information, visit http://www.go-trust.com or call (714) 658-4445. 

About i-Sprint Innovations

i-Sprint Innovations specializes in Credential Management and Versatile Authentication solutions for global financial institutions and high security sensitive environments. Our mission is to deliver a suite of bank-grade, integrated enterprise class application security solutions to address Access Control, Single Sign-on and Strong Authentication requirements. i-Sprint's own unique brand of security products, intellectual properties and patents are designed to exceed global financial services regulatory requirements. Our Client list includes leading global and regional financial institutions, MNCs and government agencies. Currently, i-Sprint has offices in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan and United States. For additional company information, visit http://www.i-sprint.com or call +65 9660 2341.