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The foundation of any e-business application is the Web server. New IBM e-business software, such as the WebSphere family of products, is designed to operate with many popular Web servers.

nForce™ proven to integrate with the IBM HTTP Server

The nCipher nForce secure e-commerce accelerator provides seamless integration with the IBM HTTP Server 1.3.26. Whether using the IBM HTTP Server as a stand alone Web server or in conjunction with the WebSphere Application Server 5.0, nForce™ provides performance and security enhancements to the Web environment. By including nCipher’s nForce with an IBM HTTP Server and IBM WebSphere Application Server, highly sensitive information can be protected from the application, through the Web server, to customers and partners in a highly secure manor. This best practice security is obtained by the nForce module providing a highly-secure environment by protection and management cryptographic key used to confirm the identity of the Web server and application server. As well, the nForce provides added protection by securing other asymmetric cryptographic keys used by applications on the application server.

With nForce, the IBM HTTP Server can:

• Enhance server performance with powerful acceleration capabilities and processing power. nForce eliminates potential SSL bottlenecks before they become a problem.
• Expand server processing capacity. Adding an nForce to a secure Web server can yield a 20-fold increase in processing capacity – without purchasing additional expensive servers.
• Build scalability into a secure infrastructure. The nForce secure e-commerce accelerator is modular, allowing organizations to add capacity to meet growing SSL processing demands or handle unexpected surges in Web site activity.
• Secure online services and private keys in highly secure hardware that meets the widely recognized FIPS 140 security benchmark.
• Improve manageability. With nForce organizations can establish responsibilities and authority within the organization and across teams to manage a multitude of digital keys.