CoreStreet Ltd. has made available one of the first products that can enable real-time validation for applications distributed on BEA Systems' WebLogic Application Servers. The Server Validation Extension for WebLogic is an Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) compatible plug-in that enables government agencies, financial services institutions, and Global 1000 companies to validate digital signatures in real time on a variety of applications, including those relating to procurement, financial services, and human resources, among others. In the coming months, CoreStreet will roll out a series of server validation extensions for the most popular application servers on the market.

The CoreStreet Server Validation Extension for WebLogic works with any software that is compatible with widely-adopted industry standards, and is designed to validate users of Web applications. When a person accesses a secure application, the Server Validation Extension can confirm the identity of the user and automatically determine the validity of certificates. The introduction of an OCSP Server Validation Extension for WebLogic can help enable J2EE application developers to add an additional layer of security to service-oriented applications created and distributed on the BEA WebLogic platform.

The CoreStreet Server Validation Extension for WebLogic, when used with CoreStreet's Real Time Credential Validation Authority (RTC VA), provides the ultimate in high performance validation systems, capable of validating digital signatures from anywhere in the world in a fraction of a second. CoreStreet's RTC VA is designed to be a more secure and cost-effective solution than other validation solutions on the market. The CoreStreet Server Validation Extension can help lower maintenance and support costs over the lifetime of a deployment, is pre-configured, easy-to-install and requires no individual technical support to facilitate an enterprise-wide rollout.

The CoreStreet Server Validation Extension for WebLogic is available immediately and is compatible with all major validation authorities currently on the market,and is compatible with OCSP. In the future, the Server Validation Extension for WebLogic will also support additional validation technologies such as CoreStreet's MiniCRL, a new way to transmit certificate revocation lists. Thirty-day evaluations of the Server Validation Extension for WebLogic are available upon request. Pricing starts at $5,000 per server and decreases based on volume.