Interlink Networks Announces Support for New Broadband 
Wireless Security Standard -- Wi-Fi Protected Access

WPA and 802.1x Fully Secure Wireless LANs 

    ANN ARBOR, Mich., Nov. 26, 2002 - Interlink Networks, a leading developer of network security and access control software, today announced that its Secure.XS wireless LAN software complies with Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), the new wireless LAN security standard announced recently by the Wi-Fi Alliance (www.wi-fi.com).

    WPA is a standards-based security solution developed to replace the existing standard, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). WPA addresses many of WEP's widely publicized security and privacy concerns, significantly increasing the level of data protection and access control for existing and future wireless LAN systems.

    "We place a high value on the continuous efforts involved in standards development for securing networks," said Mike Klein, President and CEO of Interlink Networks. "WPA will bring heightened security to the underlying infrastructure of wireless LANs, and will help to increase market adoption rates."

    The WPA solution is comprised of two components: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) encryption, and 802.1x technology. TKIP is a security algorithm that uses changing keys (versus WEP's static keys) to encrypt data between clients and access points. 802.1x is an IEEE standard for 802-based LANs, based on the Extensible Authentication Protocol, co-authored by Interlink Networks' founder, John Vollbrecht.

    One must use an EAP authentication server (such as Interlink Networks' Secure.XS wireless LAN security software) to implement 802.1x security. This dual layer method is recommended by the Wi-Fi Alliance in order to completely secure the network by making wireless LAN connections as secure as wired connections.

    Interlink Networks' Secure.XS wireless authentication software verifies user credentials, authorizes which network items can be accessed, and generates keys for the TKIP encryption and 802.1x authentication. The security software provides centralized, server-based authentication of end-users, thus blocking unauthorized users from wireless LAN networks.

    Learn more about Interlink Networks' security software in Booth #413 at the 802.11 Planet Conference & Expo, December 3-5, 2002 at the Santa Clara Convention Center.

    About Interlink Networks
    Interlink Networks is a leader in securing 802.11 wireless LAN, mobile, and wired networks. The company's standards-based software blocks intruders' access to networks using strong 802.1x authentication. Interlink's offerings range from carrier-class and enterprise level solutions to appliance-ready software -- ideal for OEM development designs. Interlink Networks is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. For more information, call (734) 821-1200 or visit http://www.interlinknetworks.com.

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             CONTACT: 
             Interlink Networks
             Melissa Kamm, 734/821-1219
             mkamm@interlinknetworks.com