NetResults and Scorecard: Encryption software, 7/7/97

Scorecard and NetResults: Encryption software

Network World, 7/7/97

Scorecard

                      Entrust  Norton  Secure  PC      Secure
                      ICE      YEO     PC      Crypto  File

Overall score          7.9     7.6     7.4     6.6     6.2
Features (20%)          8       8       8       7       6
Manageability (20%)     8       8       7       6       6
Ease of use (20%)       8       7       7       6       6
Performance (15%)       8       7       7       6       6
Encryption
strength (15%)          8       8       8       8       7
Installation (5%)       7       7       7       7       6
Documentation (5%)      7       8       8       7       7

Weight refers to the percentage weight given each criteria in our 1-10 ranking (with 10 being the best).

NetResults

Entrust/ICE 1.0

Entrust Technologies, Inc.
(703) 712-8222
Web site
Pricing: $49 per user plus $50-$74 for Entrust/Lite
Pros: Good use of digital certificates; Scales across the enterprise; Encrypts e-mail; Good management tools and selection of algorithms.
Cons: Requires significant initial investment; Cannot export files to non-Entrust users.

Norton Your Eyes Only 4.0

Symantec Corp.
(408) 253-9600
Web site
Pricing: $89.95 for single user version; $799 for 10 user Administrator version.
Pros: Good administration tools; Good choice of algorithms; Nice boot protection and screen saver features.
Cons: Requires significant initial investment; Does not creates self-extracting encrypted files.

SecurPC 1.1

RSA Data Security, Inc.
(415) 595-8782
Web site
Pricing: $129 for single user version.
Pros: Creates self-extracting encrypted files; Emergency recovery capability; Good automatic encryption feature.
Cons: Bland interface; Somewhat expensive.

PCCrypto 1.0.1

McAfee Associates, Inc.
(408) 988-3832
Web site
Pricing: $49 for single user version. $130 when purchased as part of single user VirusScan Security Suite (VSS) and $66 per node for 1,000 node VSS.
Pros: Creates self-extracting encrypted files; Provides strong algorithms; Powerful wipe file feature.
Cons: Uses encrypted archives instead of files and folders; Not accessible from Microsoft’s Internet Explorer.

SecureFile Release Candidate 1.0

Querisoft, Inc.
(404) 812-6272
Web site
Pricing: Not yet announced.
Pros: Wide choice of algorithms; Good user interface.
Cons: Not shipping yet; Requires Internet Explorer 3.02 or greater.

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