RSA Security

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RSA Security is a public company Template:Nasdaq. Its headquarters are in Bedford, Massachusetts, and it maintains offices in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Japan.

RSA Security organizes the annual RSA Conference. RSA Security's well-known products include the RSA BSAFE cryptography libraries and the RSA SecurID authentication token.

RSA stands for the founders' last names: Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir and Len Adleman; who are also co-inventors of the RSA public key cryptography algorithm.

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History

The company currently known as RSA Security was formerly known as Security Dynamics, who acquired RSA Data Security in July 1996 and DynaSoft AB in 1997.
In February 2001, it acquired Xcert International, Inc., a privately held company that developed and delivered digital certificate-based products for securing e-business transactions.
In May 2001, it acquired 3-G International, Inc., a privately held company that developed and delivered smart card and biometric authentication products.
In August 2001, it acquired Securant Technologies, Inc., a privately held company that produced ClearTrust, an identity management product.
In December 2005, it acquired Cyota, a privately held company specializing in online security and anti-fraud solutions for financial institutions.