AT&T and Internet2 Establish Research Labs for Network Security
Washington, DC–October 10, 2000—AT&T and Internet2(R) today announced
Dartmouth College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be sites for
the Internet2 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Labs. These newly created
research laboratories will help develop and deploy interoperable
technologies to make the Internet more secure, more reliable and easier to
use. AT&T is providing initial funding for the labs.
“We’re excited about the forthcoming PKI Lab work,” said
Professor David Nicol, Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer
Science at Dartmouth, and Technical Coordinator of the Cybersecurity program
at Dartmouth’s Institute for Security Technology Studies (ISTS). “It
synergistically brings together ISTS, the Computer Science Department, and
the Computing Services group. We’ll be focusing on problems that arise when
systems require distribution of identity and authorization information,
particularly the ‘pervasive computing’ systems that are just around the
technological corner. The small university environment of Dartmouth provides
an ideal testbed for working out research ideas in a real context.”
This PKI Lab award will accelerate the pace and increase the depth of
collaboration at University of Wisconsin-Madison and across the Internet2
community. We see ourselves scouting ahead to discover and help overcome
barriers to broad-scale PKI deployment, said Keith Hazelton, Senior
Information Technology Architect with the Division of Information Technology
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. PKI offers great promise for
addressing issues in privacy, data confidentiality, data integrity and
reliable digital signatures.
Internet users need a simple, reliable way to securely use services ranging
from remote scientific instruments to email, calendar and e-commerce. In
addition, privacy is an important consideration when using many services,
such as digital libraries.
A PKI ties together information in digital certificates, databases and
directories, enabling reliable authentication and authorization across
organizational boundaries. Widely deployed PKI-enabled middleware is
essential for the Internet to become more secure and effective.
The Internet2 PKI Labs will develop PKI technology that is more scalable,
open, secure and private. It will allow enterprises to better secure access
to information and services over the Internet. Service providers will deploy
end-user solutions more quickly by eliminating the need to build components
from the ground up. Close collaboration with Internet2 corporate partners
will help promote rapid deployment in the global Internet.
A board of leading experts from industry, government and academia provide
leadership and direction for the Internet2 PKI Labs. Members of the board
include Steve Bellovin, Fellow, AT&T Labs; Carl M. Ellison, Senior Security
Architect, Intel Corporation; Richard A. Guida, Chair, Federal PKI Steering
Committee, Federal Chief Information Officers Council; RL “Bob” Morgan,
Senior Technology Architect, Computing & Communications, University of
Washington; Robert Moskowitz, Senior Technical Director, ICSA.net; Clifford
Neuman, Senior Research Scientist, Information Sciences Institute of the
University of Southern California; and Jeffrey Schiller, Network Manager,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
For more information about the Internet2 PKI Labs, see:
http://middleware.internet2.edu/pkilabs/.
For details about the activities planned at Dartmouth, see:
http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~pkilab/
For details about the activities planned at University of Wisconsin-Madison,
see:
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/pkilab/
About Internet2(R)
Led by over 180 US universities working with industry and government,
Internet2 is developing and deploying advanced network applications and
technologies for research and higher education, accelerating the creation of
tomorrows Internet. Internet2 recreates the partnership of academia,
industry and government that helped foster today’s Internet in its infancy.
For more information about Internet2, see: http://www.internet2.edu/
About AT&T Labs
AT&T Labs, the research and development unit of AT&T, is working to create
the information services and communications network of tomorrow. AT&T Labs
is a leader in the development of technologies and standards for audio,
speech, video and image compression; electronic commerce and digital
copyright management; search and directory services; speech processing and
coding of all sorts; network architecture, design, engineering and
operations; and other areas critical to the advancement of new
communications, Internet and broadband offerings. For more information on
AT&T, see http://www.att.com/technology.
About Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College has been at the forefront of American higher education
since 1769. A member of the Ivy League, Dartmouth is a superb undergraduate
residential college with the intellectual character of a university,
featuring thriving research and first-rate graduate and professional
programs. This unique combination creates a highly personal learning
environment for its exceptional students and faculty. Dartmouth has long
been at the forefront of developing and adopting computing technology and
promoting its use within the community.
About the University of Wisconsin-Madison
In achievement and prestige, UW-Madison has long been recognized as one of
America’s great universities. Founded in 1849, the university is a public,
institution that provides on a single campus a complete spectrum of liberal
arts studies, professional programs and student activities. UW-Madison’s
academic reputation is consistently rated among the top 10 in many areas of
study, including Computer Sciences. For more information, see
Contact Info
Kevin Compton/Public Relations
AT&T
+1-650-463-7069
kevincompton@att.net
Greg Wood
Internet2
+1-703-625-3917
ghwood@internet2.edu
Tamara Steinert
Dartmouth College
+1-603-646-1445
Tamara.L.Steinert@Dartmouth.edu
Brian Rust
University of Wisconsin-Madison
+1-608-263-9484
rust@doit.wisc.edu
