“Intel on Monday announced the release of the open-source
specification and reference implementation of its CDSA (Common Data
Security Architecture) version 2, release 3.0 through the company
Web site.”
“The security specification will simplify the assignment of
security technology to networks and e-businesses that may not
possess the security expertise to deploy defenses without
assistance, according to Terry Smith, CDSA Marketing manager for
Intel….“
“Adopted last December by open standards organization The Open
Group, which led the standardization of many Unix technologies as
governed by 14 computer industry leaders including IBM,
Hewlett-Packard, Fujitsu, and Sun, the CDSA is designed to embrace
existing security technology such as the PKCS (Public Key
Cryptographic Standard) and other well-known systems across a wide
variety of platforms, according to Smith.”