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Ford Motor Company Names RSA Security Its Strategic e-Security Vendor

18 January 2001

Ford Motor Company Names RSA Security Its Strategic e-Security Vendor

    RSA Security Receives Global Contract for RSA Keon(R), RSA SecurID(R)
                      And RSA BSAFE(R) Security Software

    BEDFORD, Mass., Jan. 18 RSA Security Inc. ,
the most trusted name in e-security, today announced that Ford Motor Company
has selected RSA Security as its strategic e-security vendor and has
signed a global contract for RSA Keon(R), RSA SecurID(R) and RSA BSAFE(R)
security software.  As a result of the relationship, Ford Motor Company and
its global entities will use RSA Security's solutions to enable and secure its
B2B, B2C and extended enterprise applications.
    "We're pleased that Ford Motor Company, one of world's most successful
companies, has chosen RSA Security as its e-security partner," said
Art Coviello, president and CEO of RSA Security.  "We view Ford's commitment
as a reflection of the combined strength of our solutions for ensuring the
authenticity of people and transactions across the spectrum of e-business
applications."

    About RSA Security Inc.
    RSA Security Inc., the most trusted name in e-security(TM), helps
organizations build secure, trusted foundations for e-business through its
RSA SecurID(R) two-factor authentication, RSA BSAFE(R) encryption and
RSA Keon(R) public key management systems.  With nearly a half billion
RSA BSAFE-enabled applications in use worldwide, more than six million
RSA SecurID users and almost 20 years of industry experience, RSA Security has
the proven leadership and innovative technology to address the changing
security needs of e-business and bring trust to the new, online economy.
RSA Security can be reached at http://www.rsasecurity.com.
    NOTE:  BSAFE, Keon and SecurID are registered trademarks, and RSA and The
Most Trusted Name in e-Security are trademarks of RSA Security Inc.  All other
products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective companies.
    This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to the
integration of RSA Security's products with Ford's enterprise applications.
Such statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties.  Among the
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those indicated by such forward-looking statements are operational delays in
implementation of the integration, technical difficulties, software bugs and
errors, changes in customer requirements and industry standards, technological
changes in the computer industry, competitive pressures and the risk factors
detailed from time to time in RSA Security's periodic reports and registration
statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
without limitation RSA Security's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on
March 15, 2000 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 13, 2000.