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Pragma Systems Fortress SSH Server Receives US Army Certificate of Networthiness (CoN) Certification validates Pragma Fortress SSH Server throughout the US Army IT infrastructure
Austin, Texas {December 9, 2016} â Pragma Systems, a leading provider of enterprise-class remote access
and security software for servers and clients, announced that they received a full Certificate of
Networthiness (CoN 201621769) from the U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM) for
its FIPS Certified Pragma Fortress SSH Server product which includes secure shell (SSH), secure file
transfer (SFTP) and secure copy (SCP) servers and clients. Pragma Fortress SSH provides a highly
secure way to perform system administration, application delivery and encrypted file transfer
throughout computing environments, including Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) and Windows
Servers, while maintaining the US Government requirements for security and cryptographic standards.
Pragmaâs Windows SSH servers and clients are currently the only Government DoD approved and Microsoft
Windows Certified SSH solutions in the industry with these major cybersecurity certifications:
US Army CoN (201621769), US NIST FIPS 140-2 (certificate #1500), US DoD UCAPL, US Army TIC lab
certifications, Certified for Microsoft Windows Servers 2008/2008R2/2012/2012R2 and Windows 7/8/8.1.
“Pragma is pleased to work with the US DoD and Cisco to improve cybersecurity across all key platforms,”
said David Kulwin, Pragma Systems CTO. “Achieving full CoN is a crowning moment for the Pragma team.”
The CoN is a requirement for all enterprise software products in the Army Enterprise Infrastructure
Network. The CoN certification signifies that Pragmaâs Windows secure shell product, Fortress SSH Server,
is in full compliance with the Army Enterprise Infrastructureâs strict standards for security,
supportability, sustainability, and compatibility. In addition to the U.S. Army, the certification
applies to all National Guard, Army Reserve, and Department of Defense organizations that use the
Army Enterprise Infrastructure Network.
In order to further comply with government requirements, Pragma added 2-factor RFC 6187 support
in Fortress SSH product line to work with Cisco routers and switches which are SSH RFC 6187 enabled.
2-factor RFC 6187 SSH is a key requirement for US DoD and Federal Government departments to avoid the
hacking & unauthorized access going around from foreign countries and intruders. Pragma Fortress SSH
clients and servers fully support RFC 6187 2-factor authentication, has been validated by Cisco to work
in its secure environment (Cisco IOS 15.2 (2) and above supports RFC 6187).
By using Pragma’s SSH/SFTP/SCP servers and clients, which embed its certified cryptographic modules,
customers can copy, deploy and manage files securely from Windows machines to Cisco routers, network
switches, Unix servers, Linux servers and Mainframes using SSH, SFTP and SCP.
About Pragma Systems
Pragma Systems Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise class remote access and secure file transfer
software for Microsoft Windows platforms and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. Pragma is an
industry leader of Secure Shell (SSH), SFTP, SCP and Telnet technologies. Pragma’s SSH product line
has US Army Certificate of Networthiness (CoN 201621769), FIPS 140-2 (certificate #1500), US DoD UCAPL
and US Army TIC lab certifications as well as Microsoft Windows Servers and Clients Certifications.
Pragma offers its products to build secure infrastructure, data centers, mobile, cloud and IT delivery
solutions for government and corporate enterprises. Pragmaâs software products are deployed in the
majority of Fortune 500 companies in the USA and over 4500 companies worldwide in 70 countries with
millions of licensed nodes. To learn more, visit www.pragmasys.com.
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Contact: Edith H. Myers
Pragma Systems, Inc.
512-219-7270
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