AuthenTec to Exhibit and Speak at Linley Tech Processor Conference

AuthenTec Embedded Security Expert Steve Singer to Speak on the Challenges of Multi-Gigabit Security Protocol Acceleration

MELBOURNE, Fla., September 26, 2011 – AuthenTec (NASDAQ: AUTH), a leading provider of security and identity management solutions, today announced that it will exhibit and speak at the 2011 Linley Tech Processor Conference to be held on October 5-6 at the Doubletree Hotel by Hilton in San Jose, California. AuthenTec Director of Systems Engineering Steve Singer will speak on the Challenges of Multi-Gigabit Security Protocol Acceleration during the session on Secure System Design and Virtualization from 9:45 am to 11:30 am Pacific Time on October 6. Mr. Singer will also join fellow panelists during a question and answer session focused on securing of networks and network systems.

During the two-day conference, AuthenTec will highlight its security offering for the wired and wireless markets, which includes hardware and software solutions for protocols such as WiMAX, LTE, IPsec, MACsec, SSL/TLS, sRTP (VoIP), and FC-SP (Fibre Channel). The Company’s mobile and network security solutions include embedded and downloadable DRM content protection, mobile VPN client solutions, platform security to protect against hardware and software attacks, hardware IP for protocol and crypto acceleration, identity management software, and smart fingerprint sensors.

The two-day event will focus on processors and related technologies for networking and communications applications. Industry leaders will deliver in-depth information on the newest chips and technologies. Attendees will hear presentations addressing various types of processor architecture and design, semiconductor intellectual property, and related technologies used in these applications.

“As the industry’s foremost event focused exclusively on processors, The Linley Tech Processor Conference provides a forum for industry leaders to share the latest developments in processor and related technologies,” said Joseph Byrne, an analyst with The Linley Group. “Through lively panel discussions, sponsor exhibits and networking lunches and receptions, attendees gain direct access to the industry’s leading companies in this space, as well as our own expert analysts. This environment of interactive exchange ensures that attendees also gain the insights needed to successfully plan and implement next-generation chips and systems.”

For more information on the conference program and to register, please visit http://www.linleygroup.com/events/event.php?num=10.

About AuthenTec

AuthenTec is the world’s #1 provider of fingerprint sensors, identity management software, and embedded security solutions. AuthenTec security and identity management solutions address enterprise, consumer and government applications for a growing base of top tier global customers. Already shipped on hundreds of millions of devices, the Company's smart sensor products, software and embedded security solutions are used virtually everywhere, from the PC on your desk to the mobile device in your hand to the server in the cloud. AuthenTec offers developers and users secure and convenient ways to manage today's rapidly evolving digital identities and security needs. For more information, visit www.authentec.com.