XRamp Offers the Industry's First 256-Bit Secure Server Certificates

XRamp Technologies, Inc. announces the availability of the first 256-bit digital SSL certificates. XRamp's 256-bit SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificates work with all browsers and servers capable of the new 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES-256) such as the enormously popular Mozilla Firefox web browser. XRamp's 256-bit certificates are also backward compatible and will provide the maximum encryption available on software that do not yet support the new 256-bit standard.
By being the first Certificate Authority to offer 256-bit SSL certificates, XRamp is leading the industry and proving that a younger, more aggressive company such as XRamp can beat out the industry leaders who currently only offer 128-bit and 40-bit SSL certificates. Furthermore, XRamp's 256-bit certificates are available for only $128, which is a fraction of the $895 that VeriSign charges for their 128-bit certificates.
XRamp's 256-bit certificates will provide 256-bit encryption on all AES-256 compatible platforms. Software that supports AES-256 encryption is growing in popularity and number on a daily basis. While Microsoft has not yet implemented 256-bit capability into their browsers and web servers, AES-256 encryption is available with Linux web servers, which make up over 50% of the web servers in use today, and any security conscientious web surfer can download the new AES-256 capable Firefox browser from www.mozilla.org for free.
"We're pleased to see XRamp offering 256-bit encryption for web servers," said Mitchell Baker, President of the Mozilla Foundation. "Firefox users can browse web sites with higher grade encryption certificates with increased confidence."
Encryption strength for secure communications has become an increasingly important issue ever since 40-bit encryption was broken in the mid-90s. Although the first successful attempt took eight days to break a single 40-bit key, computers are becoming more powerful and in 1997 a graduate student from Berkeley was able to break a 40-bit key in only 3.5 hours. Today, 40-bit keys are easily broken by common desktop computers in a short amount of time, which is what led the United States to remove export restrictions on encryption in 2000 and made 128-bit encryption the standard for the whole world. Although 128-bit encryption is still considered "unbreakable" by current non-classified computing systems, computers are becoming more and more powerful and in the near future it may be as easy to break 128-bit encryption as it was to break 40-bit encryption just eight years ago.
This is why software and security providers such as XRamp and the Mozilla Foundation are moving toward 256-bit encryption. 256-bit encryption is not just twice as strong as 128-bit, it is actually 3.4 times 10 to the 38th power times as strong, making it impossible to break with existing technology as well as any technology in the foreseeable future. AES-256 bit encryption has already been selected by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a Federal Information Processing Standard and is the only encryption standard strong enough to protect classified information all the way up to TOP SECRET classification.
"I am very proud that XRamp is at the forefront of the digital certificate marketplace," says Scott Harris, President and Founder of XRamp Technologies, Inc. "We have always focused on providing the best technology, support, and service for our customers and it is exciting to be the first SSL certificate provider to introduce a 256-bit certificate to the market."
SSL is the industry standard that ensures that the link between a web browser and the web page being viewed is encrypted and secure. By purchasing an SSL certificate, you can provide your web site's visitors with secure order forms and confidential communications on a secure https page. When a SSL certificate is installed, your visitors will see a gold padlock in the status bar of their browser and you can display a special site seal on your site to tell your customers your website is secure.
Businesses and organizations who currently have a SSL certificate from another provider and wish to switch to XRamp's 256-bit certificate can do so and all remaining time they have left on their existing certificate (up to a full year) will be added to their new 256-bit SSL certificate from XRamp.
A one-year 256-bit SSL certificate from XRamp costs $128(US). Multi-year certificates are available at discounted prices. All certificates from XRamp provide an identification guarantee of $100,000, provide 256-bit security on compatible software, and are backward compatible for browsers and servers that can only handle 128-bit or 40-bit encryption. Additionally, XRamp offers an unconditional 30-day money back guarantee. Current XRamp customers include a wide array of businesses and organizations including the Mozilla Foundation, Kodak, Logitech, United States Department of Energy, Penn State University, the Archdiocese of New York, West Coast Choppers, and thousands of other businesses and organizations, large and small.
About XRamp Technologies, Inc.
XRamp is a leading provider of inexpensive digital certificates for online merchants, universities, government entities, and all other organizations requiring secure communications. XRamp offers free technical support and unlimited certificate reissues for the lifetime of your digital certificate. XRamp's certificates are fully trusted and backed with a 100% satisfaction guarantee and up to a $250,000 warranty. Since its inception in 2001, XRamp has prospered by offering high quality security solutions combined with excellent customer and technical support making XRamp's services one of the best values in the industry.
For more information, contact XRamp Technologies, Inc., 9086 Vista Verde, Bldg. 2, San Antonio, TX 78255. Internet: http://www.XRamp.com/, Phone: 888-909-7267, Email: Sales@XRamp.com
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