Encrypted VOIP Field Test - MyKryptofon

Our customers constantly ask us about how to make encrypted VOIP phone calls. Until recently, there has not been an easy way to accomplish that feat. This week, one of our customers - I.D. Rank Security - launched a new product called MyKryptofon that allows just that. We field-tested the application and we love it.

We signed up for two accounts to test the software. We received via FedEx two Kflash USB memory sticks, one to Philadelphia and one to Chicago. We placed the USB device in the PC and clicked on the MyKryptofon icon. Literally four seconds later the soft-phone was up and my account was registered. At step one I was impressed. There was no username/password to configure as it was already pre-configured into the software that arrived on the Kflash memory stick.

I opened the phone book and saw that my co-worker, Tim, in Chicago was already in the phone book. I clicked on his name and we were chatting via a pure SIP to SIP phone call over the Internet using headphones attached to the PC. Next we decided to try an encrypted call. I made a key in the application and e-mailed it to Tim. We were still on the call. We loaded the key and on the count of three chose to encrypt the call. There was two seconds of silence and then we were back. Without hanging up the call, we went from un-encrypted to encrypted seamlessly. I was expecting to have to hang up and initiate a new call with the key and was delighted to see that it worked in mid-call.

I contacted Peter Rung, the CEO. He e-mailed me a key and we had an encrypted VOIP chat as well. I stated that we had tested the software and were duly impressed. He stated that I.D. Rank Security was excited about the launch of MyKryptofon and were looking forward to working with Junction Networks. I mentioned the huge market potential for customers looking for encrypted VOIP calls and he agreed.

Typically when you think about encryption you think of serious overhead both in terms of network usage and usability. There was no discernable network overhead and as noted, moving to an encrypted call was a piece of cake. Sometimes you can have your cake and eat it too.

Dislclaimer: No financial or other consideration was given that precipitated this blog post. I.D. Rank Security is a customer of Junction Networks, Inc. The two test accounts were given to Junction Networks free of charge.

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