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Contents
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Executive Summary
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The Firewall Mandate
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About Firewalls
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Embedded Device Firewalls: Required Characteristics
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Building Firewalls for Embedded Devices: Best Practices
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Conclusion
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References
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Appendix: Mocana NanoWall™
Executive Summary
Cryptography is the art and science of encoding and decoding (enciphering/deciphering) data so that outside parties cannot decode the data.
High-level functions enabled through the use of cryptography include the following:
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Confidentiality of information during storage and transmission
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Authentication of users and received/retrieved information
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Integrity of data
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Non-repudiation of transactions
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Availability of data and resources
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Controlled access to information and resources
Network security protocols and applications use a variety of cryptographic algorithms to achieve these high-level goals.
Because cryptography is computationally intensive, hardware acceleration is highly desirable when cryptographic algorithms are frequent system functions.
About Mocana
Mocana securely enables Internet-scale applications and services for connected devices.
Mocana's industry-leading infrastructure software solutions ensure that wired and wireless devices, networks and services perform and scale with the utmost security - a necessary foundation for a networked society.
Customers include Dell, Cisco, Avaya, Nortel Networks, Harris, Honeywell, Symbol, Net.com and Radvision, among others.
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