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*** For immediate use July 21, 2015
Tokyo, July 21, 2015 - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced the successful development of OTR, an authenticated encryption technology that reduces computational complexity to approximately half that of existing conventional technologies.
OTR enables the use of highly-secure authenticated encryption when connecting sensors and other devices with restricted data processing via the Internet of Things (IoT).
This technology has successfully cleared the first round of selection in the Competition for Authenticated Encryption: Security, Applicability, and Robustness (CAESER), an authenticated encryption competition funded by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Clearing the first round of this competition is a major step towards recommendation as a next-generation authenticated encryption technology. After further screening, finalists in the CAESER competition will be selected in 2016, concluding with a next-generation authenticated encryption technology scheduled to be decided in December 2017.
"Looking ahead, in addition to aiming for CAESER adoption as a next-generation authenticated encryption technology, NEC will continue to advance its research into these technologies as part of achieving more robust security for the company's Solutions for Society," said Motoo Nishihara, General Manager, Knowledge Discovery Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation.
Key features of this new technology are as follows:
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross utilize the company's experience and global resources, NEC's advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society. For more information, visit NEC at http://www.nec.com.
Based on its Mid-term Management Plan 2015, the NEC Group globally provides "Solutions for Society" that promote the safety, security, efficiency and equality of society. Under the company's corporate message of "Orchestrating a brighter world," NEC aims to help solve a wide range of challenging issues and to create new social value for the changing world of tomorrow. For more information, please visit http://www.nec.com/en/global/about/solutionsforsociety/message.html.