Thousands of developers benefit from ‘built-in vs. bolted-on’ security tools and strategies offered through RSA™ share project

The RSA Share Project is designed to arm developers and their managers with the tools and support necessary to protect their products and applications. One of the project’s biggest advantages is the ability to advance the use of encryption and other data protection in new technology areas. Winners of the first RSA Share Project programming contest for the most creative and practical use of the software used the no-cost RSA BSAFE Share encryption tools to protect information stored in cloud-based service offerings. As cloud and software-as-a-service models become mainstream, providing this kind of security will be critical. Other organizations have integrated the no-cost RSA BSAFE Share encryption tools as part of backup solutions and to examine root certificates. Some have also used RSA BSAFE Share within their own internally-developed and deployed applications. Expanding the security ecosystem in these environments through no-cost tools and developer collaboration is a powerful way of protecting against threats of all kind, and a major goal of the RSA Share Project.

One goal of the RSA Share Project is to promote and build a vibrant community of security-focused engineers, developers and users committed to a higher level of security assurance in their application development projects. The community currently supports extensive developer-to-developer discussions so that new users can learn the products and experienced users can help solve programming issues quickly. Users participate in security discussions, share best practices and provide input on support forums, and initial visitors to the site can view the forums and learn more generally about encryption.

“The RSA Share Project supports RSA’s vision of building a strong security ecosystem for our customers,” added Corn. “Our no-cost software tools are supported by a dedicated engineering team, and our community offers users the ability to exchange ideas.

The RSA BSAFE Share software is developed and maintained by a dedicated team of RSA engineers and technical support staff. The RSA Share Project is hosted on the EMC Community Network (ECN). The ECN is a collection of vibrant online communities, including an EMC Developer Network , designed for engineers and developers who work with and/or have special interest in EMC products and technologies. It was created for, and by, software developers seeking collaboration, community, content, and development tools. To join the community or to find out more information, please visit www.rsashare.com.

RSA, The Security Division of EMC, is the premier provider of security solutions for business acceleration, helping the world’s leading organizations succeed by solving their most complex and sensitive security challenges. RSA’s information-centric approach to security guards the integrity and confidentiality of information throughout its lifecycle – no matter where it moves, who accesses it or how it is used.

RSA offers industry-leading solutions in identity assurance & access control, data loss prevention, encryption & key management, compliance & security information management and fraud protection. These solutions bring trust to millions of user identities, the transactions that they perform, and the data that is generated. For more information, please visit www.RSA.com and www.EMC.com .