Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 01:18:33 +0000
From: Mike Hsu 
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: news from VPDisk.com


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VPDisk.com Makes Virtual Private Disk Free to Linux Users

Milpitas, CA, (date)--VPDisk.com, Inc., the creator of Virtual
Private Disk technologies, makes the Personal-Lite Edition of
its Virtual Private Disk product free to the Linux community.

  "We are pleased to make the Personal-Lite version of VPDisk
  free to Linux users with absolutely no strings attached. This
  is our way of contributing to the Linux community."

                      --Michael Shuler, Product Manager

Virtual Private Disk is a security product that uses encryption to
plug an inherent security flaw in modern operating systems. Files
remain encrypted on the disk, and can be read only by authorized
persons through the Virtual Private Disk product.

  "UNIX and other commercial operating systems are not as secure as
  you'd like to believe. There is a fundamental security flaw designed
into
  the operating system kernel that compromises file security to system
  operators so they can perform administrative tasks such as file
backup.
  Most people take that security flaw for granted, but we don't..."
  continued Michael.

This inherent security flaw means everyone, including a
company CEO, must trust the operator when they store confidential
information
on disk. Virtual Private Disk, best known for its simplicity,
transparency, and flexibility, stops the security flaw in the kernel
by making sensitive files unintelligible while allowing operators
to administer the file system.

"There is nothing else in the market like VPDisk," says Kathy Lukman,
a senior consultant and security advisor. "You may find a dozen file
encryption products out there, but VPDisk is the only one with 100% user

and application transparency and requires zero administration overhead."

"I was blown away by the product's easiness," said Lok Tran who tried
VPDisk the first time. "It only took me five minutes to learn and use
the product, and for the first time I really felt confident about
file protection."

VPDisk is also available for Solaris and FreeBSD platforms.
For more information, visit http://www.vpdisk.com

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