CloudFlare has acquired VPN (virtual-private-network) service provider CryptoSeal, with the aim to “build a better Internet end-to-end.”
The financial terms of the deal are yet to be disclosed. As part of the deal, the VPN service provider will stop offering standalone services and CloudFlare will incorporate CryptoSeal’s technology into its services.
In its blog post, CloudFlare says “We began the process of shutting down CryptoSeal’s service last week, shortly after the acquisition was finalised. We’ve notified current customers and expect the service to be retired completely by June 30, 2014.”
CryptoSeal founder, Ryan Lackey, will move to CloudFlare’s team as a product manager focused on new security products.
“I’m really excited to work with CloudFlare to bring secure, easy-to-use networking to a huge number of sites and users,” Ryan said.
“CloudFlare really is the perfect company to deploy security technologies like Trusted Computing, robust cryptography, and secure networks to make the Internet a better place.”
“We’re excited to announce that CryptoSeal is joining CloudFlare! We built CryptoSeal because we believe Trusted Computing technology on servers can make the Internet safer,” wrote CryptoSeal in a statement.
“By joining CloudFlare, we can bring this technology to a huge number of sites and their users—currently, over 2 million web properties around the world.”
CloudFlare’s Matthew Prince added, “In the months to come, expect new product extensions that take advantage of CryptoSeal’s technology combined with our rapidly expanding network.”
CryptoSeal is popular for its VPN service for businesses called “Connect” which serves as a very crucial tool for enterprises by encrypting data traffic between two servers.
In addition to VPN services, the company also applies Trusted Computing technology to commodity servers to protect them from hacking attacks or insider subversion, and guarantees the integrity of server-side applications to remote end users.
