Infineon Technologies equips Juniper Networks with hardware-based security solutions to further protect routers and network equipment

Munich, Germany – 23 February 2018 – Routers and other network equipment face increasingly sophisticated threats. Successful attackers can gain access to critical systems, modify network configurations and access customer data. That’s why Juniper Networks, an industry leader in automated, scalable and secure networks, has invested in enhanced security by adding hardware-based security solutions to its already robust secure networking portfolio. Juniper is using the OPTIGA™ Trusted Platform Module (TPM) from Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) in their routers, firewalls and other products.

"Network equipment is the backbone of our modern society and must be well protected," said Thomas Rosteck, Division President Chip Card & Security at Infineon. "Strong security needs reliable hardware-based solutions as a solid foundation."

Juniper Networks is paving a new way in the network industry

By further fortifying its products with hardware-based security solutions, Juniper sets a new benchmark in the networking industry to help customers secure their networks, providing optimized protection against physical and logical attacks. Juniper’s customers can now protect their network routers and security gateways throughout their branches.  To further enhance protection and address customer needs, Juniper has integrated strong hardware-based security into its routers. Using an onboard OPTIGA™ TPM, the Juniper SRX300 series of routers now securely stores a hash of the authorized configuration and compares it to a new configuration hash created when the device reboots. Thus, the OPTIGA TPM protects the router from rebooting with a manipulated configuration.

“Juniper Networks has decided to equip several of our product lines with Infineon’s OPTIGA™ TPM security chip,” said Sally Bament, Vice President of Service Provider Marketing at Juniper Networks. “By employing this advanced security technology, Juniper is further enhancing our security controls in our routers, helping our customers to secure their networks.”

More information – online and on-site

In this webinar, Infineon provides information on the latest attacks on network equipment and how Juniper is using an Infineon TPM to defend against these attacks. Experience the live demo at the Infineon booth 6C41 in Hall 6 at the Mobile World Congress 2018 (Barcelona, Spain, February 26 to March 1). You may also find out more at the embedded world 2018 trade fair, booth 231 in Hall 3A (Nuremberg, February 27 to March 1).

Further information is available at www.infineon.com/IoT-Security

Infineon Technologies AG is a world leader in semiconductor solutions that make life easier, safer and greener. Microelectronics from Infineon is the key to a better future. In the 2017 fiscal year (ending 30 September), the Company reported sales of around €7.1 billion with about 37,500 employees worldwide. Infineon is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX) and in the USA on the over-the-counter market OTCQX International Premier (ticker symbol: IFNNY).

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