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South Korea's Largest Online Banking Community Offers Secured Banking Transactions
with Aladdin eToken
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More than 10,000 Internet banking customers to receive Aladdin eToken USB-based
strong authentication device
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CHICAGO, October 29, 2007 - Aladdin Knowledge
Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:
ALDN), an information security leader specializing
in authentication, software DRM and content security, today announced that South
Korea's National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF), known locally as NongHyup
/ NH Bank, will provide more than 10,000 of its customers with the USB-based Aladdin
eToken strong authentication device to secure online banking transactions. Deployment
is scheduled to begin this month. With more than 5,000 branches and cooperatives
throughout the country, the NACF features the largest number of online banking customers
in South Korea. The country boasts more than 40 million online banking customers
across 19 banks.
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For many NACF customers, Aladdin eToken will replace the traditional user name and
password currently used to access their online accounts, allowing them to authenticate
and prove their identity using something they have, the Aladdin eToken, and something
they know, a password. This adds powerful levels of protection, while also providing
great portability - securely accessing their online NACF accounts from virtually
any Internet-enabled PC.
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The NACF stands as the apex organization for 1,223 multipurpose member co-ops, representing
2.4 million member farmers in South Korea. The NACF and the member cooperatives
have a 46-year history of working on behalf of farmers and for agricultural development.
Prioritizing convenience and accessibility, the NACF features a continually growing
online customer community that will benefit from strong authentication provided
through the Aladdin eToken device.
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The NACF chose Aladdin eToken due to its proven quality performance and standardized
support of PKCS #11. The Korea Information Security Agency (KISA), together with
the Korea Financial Telecommunications & Clearings Institute (KFTC), recently announced
steps toward requiring the country's financial institutions to implement PKCS #11
support in the use of USB-based Hard Security Module (HSM) for Internet banking,
further enhancing security authentication and universal use across banks. eToken's
use at the NACF is the first of its kind in South Korea, providing the alternative
choice on top of the One-Time Password (OTP) technology driven by the Financial
Supervisory Service's (FSS) initial guidelines for stepping up Internet banking
security.
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By providing a significant number of the NACF online banking customers with Aladdin
eToken, the NACF said it illustrates its ongoing commitment to fight online fraud
and secure customers' financial data. Throughout the evaluation process by NACF's
bid evaluation committee, eToken provided the strong authentication that is required
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online customers. NACF's evaluation committee said it is pleased to select Aladdin
eToken to enhance the peace of mind both for NACF as a financial institution, as
well as for its online banking customers.
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"We see the NACF's deployment of Aladdin eToken as part of the larger shift toward
greater awareness of USB-based HSM for online banking security in Korea," said Thomas
Rhee, President and CEO of WiNoble, Inc., the Seoul-based enterprise solutions provider
deploying NACF's Aladdin eToken solution. "By offering a strong authentication solution,
the NACF increases its appeal to security-minded customers that may otherwise be
leery of online dangers. eToken is a convenient and flexible tool that offers the
mix of security and reliability that banks require. WiNoble is proud to assist in
helping to establish a great security service the NACF will soon be providing its
online customers."
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"Aladdin is proud to provide the NACF with secure access to their online banking
transactions for such a large number of users," said Shlomi Yanai, vice president
of the Aladdin eToken Business Unit. "The NACF's implementation illustrates eToken's
reliability and high level of security that financial institutions demand. eToken's
strong authentication provides an extra layer of protection and added confidence
for banks and their customers - a real win-win proposition that helps differentiate
institutions."
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About Aladdin eToken
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Aladdin eToken is the world leader for USB-based authentication solutions. eToken
provides strong user authentication and cost-effective password management solutions,
enabling secure network access, improved data security through enhanced encryption
and digital signing, as well as compliance with a wide range of regulatory requirements
worldwide. Visit
www.Aladdin.com/eToken.
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About Aladdin
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Aladdin Knowledge Systems' Software Rights Management products are the #1 choice
of software developers and publishers to protect intellectual property, increase
revenues, and reduce losses from software piracy. laddin eToken is the world's #1
USB-based authentication solution. The Aladdin eSafe secure Web gateway provides
the most advanced protection against the latest Web-based threats and attacks. Aladdin
has offices in 12 countries, a worldwide network of channel partners, and has won
numerous awards for innovation. For more information, visit the Aladdin Web site
at
www.Aladdin.com.
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