(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Secure Sockets Layer, identity authentication, and domain name services provider VeriSign (www.verisign.com) has been chosen by Microsoft (www.microsoft.com) to provide cloud-based security and authentication for the Windows Azure platform.
Microsoft will use proven VeriSign SSL Certificates, Code Signing Certificates, and Certificate Management solutions to safeguard cloud-based services and applications developed and deployed on the Windows Azure platform, according to its announcement, which coincided with the unveiling of the Azure platform at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference 2009 (www.microsoftpdc.com) in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
“We are excited that VeriSign is providing Windows Azure platform developers and end users a safe and secure environment,” Microsoft Windows Azure general manager Doug Hauger said in a statement. “With VeriSign SSL and Code Signing Certificates, VeriSign is providing proven safeguards that help ensure a trusted experience on the Windows Azure platform.”
The Azure platform is comprised of cloud operating system Windows Azure, and fully relational cloud database SQL Azure, as well as the Windows Azure platform AppFabric Service Bus and Windows Azure platform AppFabric Access Control, a set of pre-integrated, higher-level application services enabling developers to more easily deploy and manage composite applications spanning both server and cloud.
VeriSign SSL Certificates assure enterprise users that Windows Azure applications are secured by strong SSL encryption. They also protect data moving between users, applications and servers, while providing critical authentication between users and cloud-based servers.
Windows Azure app developers can sign their code with VeriSign Code Signing Certificates, which acts like “virtual shrink wrap,” signalling to end users that the apps come from a trusted publisher. A broken digital signature tells users that the application has been tampered with or modified and helps protect them from threats posed by hackers or malicious code.
Finally, VeriSign’s Certificate Management solutions simplify the administration of SSL certificates and digital signatures across the Azure platform landscape.
Security is especially necessary on cloud platforms, which are elastic, dynamic and accessible from anywhere on the Internet. Reliably securing the cloud requires an infrastructure that can meet the unique challenges of cloud computing by scaling on demand.
VeriSign authentication senior vice president Fran Rosch said VeriSign has the expertise in providing cloud-based security solutions necessary to secure the Windows Azure platform. ”Enterprises and consumers expect world-class security from a global platform like Windows Azure, and VeriSign SSL and Code Signing solutions will ensure that they get it,” Rosch said in a statement. “As a pioneer of cloud-based solutions, VeriSign has a unique understanding of what it takes to protect this platform and those who rely on it.”
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