February 11, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Certificate authority XRamp (xramp.com) announced on Wednesday that it is now offering the industry’s only 256-bit digital SSL certificates.
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According to XRamp, the company’s 256-bit certificates work with all servers and Web browsers capable of the new 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard. The certificates are also backward compatible, Xramp says, capable of working with software that does not yet support the 256-bit standard.
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“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.”
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According to XRamp, 256-bit encryption is 3.4 times 10 to the 38th power times as strong as 128-bit encryption, the prevailing industry standard. XRamp says the encryption is impossible to break with existing technology and believes that no such technology will exist in the foreseeable future.
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Linux Web servers and Mozilla’s popular Firefox Web browser support 256-bit encryption while Microsoft has not yet implemented 256-bit encryption for its servers or browsers.
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“We’re pleased to see XRamp offering 256-bit encryption for Web servers,” says Mitchell Baker, president of the Mozilla Foundation. “Firefox users can browse Web sites with higher grade encryption certificates with increased confidence.”
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XRamp said its one-year SSL certificates are priced staring at $128.
