Protecting user privacy, sensitive information, application and firmware code, and other digital assets is becoming a concern for embedded environments as they become more integrated with the Internet and used in more business and consumer applications. Business automation equipment makers need to provide a protected audit trail of documents to meet Sarbanes-Oxley reporting requirements. Entertainment device manufacturers need to provide capabilities to protect the rights and revenue streams of publishers delivering applications and content for their platform. These devices also need a secure way to authenticate with each other over networks and transfer information securely. The RSA BSAFE® Micro Edition Suite combines core security functionality including cryptography, digital certificate-based authentication and non-repudiation, and secure transport over SSL to enable you to create a secure environment within your device-based applications without sacrificing performance, effectiveness, and flexibility.

Persistent protection that meets the goal of ensuring security rules are enforced regardless of the environment into which sensitive data enters requires data security technology that can scale from large enterprise systems down to the smallest of devices. Using the capabilities of Micro Edition Suite in your device application will help provide a persistent level of protection for sensitive data and application code, lessening the risk of compromise. RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite software also gives device developers the capabilities they need to implement trusted networks among their devices to facilitate certificate-based network authentication, secure code and firmware updates, and non-repudiation for device-to-device transactions.

This software is designed to offer great flexibility and choice by providing all the core security functionality needed for device applications while allowing the flexibility to constrain features to meet specific resource requirements. And with pervasive interoperability offered through support of open standards, device developers gain the advantage of using the same,secure foundation for the embedded world that RSA Security products provide for larger enterprise applications.