According to Certicom, the toolkit allows developers to easily port most crypto algorithms, including Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC), from their desktop .NET Framework based applications to Windows CE .NET. Because Security Builder Crypto-C# provides its functionality through a standard Microsoft Visual C# .NET application program interface (API), developers can use their existing Visual C# .NET knowledge to add security.

Security Builder Crypto-C# is built on Certicom's existing Security Builder Crypto 4.0 platform, which enables developers to incorporate encryption, public keys ,and other security mechanisms over disparate platforms (it supports 30 platforms including most Windows versions) without compromising performance, Certicom says. Security Builder Crypto-C# also includes FIPS-validated algorithms, which are considered a benchmark for security by government departments.

According to Certicom, Security Builder Crypto-C# is optimized for resource-constrained devices and includes standards-based ECC implementations, a public-key cryptography technique approved by the U.S. government and many standards organizations including ANSI, IETF, IEEE and NIST. Certicom's ECC implementation is ideal for supporting the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), since the key sizes scale linearly, resulting in stronger security and improved performance over legacy systems. This is important since it enables the securing of wireless devices that are limited by low processing speed, memory, and battery power.

Other toolkits in the Security Builder by Certicom Suite include Security Builder GSE, a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptographic module, Security Builder PKI, a digital certificate management toolkit, and Security Builder SSL, a complete secure sockets layer toolkit.

Security Builder Crypto-C# is available immediately. Pricing consists of a license fee plus royalties based on the number of devices.