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RSA Security Receives Broad Industry Recognition in 2005

Company's Identity and Access Management Solutions, RSA SecurWorld(R) Channel
 Program and Customer Support Organization Win Top Industry Distinctions and
                                    Awards

    BEDFORD, Mass., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- RSA Security Inc.
(Nasdaq: RSAS) today announced that its broad line of identity and access
management solutions and key customer- and partner-facing organizations won a
range of top awards and distinctions in 2005.  In addition to receiving
solutions and service awards, RSA Security was named one of "10 Hot Companies
to Watch" by Federal Computer Week.

    Authentication and Enterprise Single Sign-On Solutions
    * The RSA(R) Sign-On Manager enterprise single sign-on solution received a
      2005 Readers' Choice Award for Password Management Software by Windows
      IT Pro.  In addition, RSA SecurID(R) two-factor authentication solution
      won in the category of Authentication Solution.
    * The RSA SecurID(R) Appliance two-factor authentication solution, which
      shipped in 2005, received a VARBusiness 2005 Midmarket Product of the
      Year Award.
    * The RSA SecurID solution was selected as the 2005 Trusted Brand of
      Authentication in the China Information Security Industry, through
      China Information World and the China Computer Institute's Computer
      Security Committee.
    * The RSA SecurID solution won in the category of Authentication,
      Authorization and Accounting at the Computerworld Hong Kong Awards
      2005.
    * RSA SecurID was distinguished as the "Industry Purchaser" Choice for
      Two-Factor Authentication Solution in 2005 by the China Information
      Industry and the China Computer Users Association.

    Federated Identity Management Solution
    RSA(R) Federated Identity Manager software won the prestigious 2005 eWeek
Excellence Award in the category of Authentication & User Management.
According to eWeek: "By providing businesses with the ability to seamlessly
exchange identities beyond the corporate firewall, RSA Federated Identity
Manager distinguished itself from a range of similar products ...
Interoperability is critical when it comes to federation, and it's one of the
reasons Excellence Awards judges singled out RSA Federated Identity Manager."

    RSA SecurWorld Partner Program
    The RSA SecurWorld Partner program won the Leap Award at Ingram Micro's
2005 Vendor Awards for Excellence for outstanding growth and partnership for
an existing vendor.  Ingram Micro is the world's largest technology
distributor.

    RSA Security Customer Support
    RSA Security's customer support organization won the prestigious 2005 SSPA
Star Award for Service Excellence of Complex Support Applications.  This award
honors the company's support organization for delivering sophisticated
technical support for complex applications in mixed or otherwise complex
environments.

    "We strive to be the best provider of identity and access management
solutions to enterprises, SMBs, governments and consumer-facing organizations
worldwide, and our roster of distinctions in 2005 validates our ongoing
achievements," said John Worrall, vice president of worldwide marketing at RSA
Security.  "With the ongoing threats of identity theft, fraud and corporate
malfeasance -- and IT security headaches such as password management --
customers and partners continue to turn to RSA Security to find resolutions to
these problems."

    About RSA Security Inc.
    RSA Security Inc. is the expert in protecting online identities and
digital assets.  The inventor of core security technologies for the Internet,
the company leads the way in strong authentication and encryption, bringing
trust to millions of user identities and the transactions that they perform.
RSA Security's portfolio of award-winning identity & access management
solutions helps businesses to establish who's who online -- and what they can
do.
    With a strong reputation built on a 20-year history of ingenuity,
leadership and proven technologies, we serve approximately 19,000 customers
around the globe and interoperate with more than 1,000 technology and
integration partners.  For more information, please visit
http://www.rsasecurity.com.
    RSA, SecurID, SecurWorld, and RSA Security are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of RSA Security Inc. in the United States and/or
other countries.  All other products and services mentioned are trademarks of
their respective companies.

    For more information:
     Courtney Hohne                          Dave Howell
     OutCast Communications                  RSA Security Inc.
     (415) 392-8282                          (781) 515-6303
     courtney@outcastpr.com                  dhowell@rsasecurity.com


SOURCE RSA Security Inc.




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    CONTACT:
    Courtney Hohne of OutCast Communications for
    RSA Security Inc., +1-415-392-8282, courtney@outcastpr.com; or
    Dave Howell, of RSA Security Inc., +1-781-515-6303,
    dhowell@rsasecurity.com