netHSMSSL Solution
Robust SSL solution enhances performance and security
While the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) approach to protecting data in transit has become the benchmark for secure communication over IP networks, it also provides a challenge. The intensive processing required to handle SSL sessions can cripple servers by exhausting CPU horsepower, and keeping other critical business processes from receiving the server capacity they require. The result can be significant server bottlenecks, impeding overall network traffic and causing security administrators to use their SSL solution more sparingly than they would like to. The nCipher suite of hardware accelerators is the solution. By offloading processing of all SSL transactions, a hardware accelerator can free server capacity and reduce the cost of operations. To learn more about nCipher SSL solution, click here.
nCipher delivers leading SSL solution
As a leading provider of security technology for many of the world's most security-conscious organizations, nCipher provides an SSL solution designed to cost-efficiently improve performance and enhance security. nCipher offers several products designed to meet the needs of any organization. The nFast SSL Offload Card is a high performance PCI card that can substitute for the NIC and offload all SSL processing from applications running on Windows, Solaris or Linux. Easy to integrate with existing infrastructure — all processes terminate on the PCI card — this SSL solution allows up to 10,000 transactions per second, allowing administrators to freely add SSL security throughout the organization without impacting server performance. For scenarios where replacing the NIC is not advisable, the nFast Accelerator is an option. This half-sized PCI card also offloads cryptographic processing and can handle the asymmetric cryptography that can cause significant bottlenecks. And where highly sensitive data is at stake, nCipher nForce provides a tamper-resistant PCI card for greater security. nForce has been independently validated for compliance with the FIPS 140-2 standard, and provides greater protection for the cryptographic keys that are central to SSL security.
Beyond an SSL solution — additional products for heightened security
In addition to leading SSL solutions, nCipher provides a variety of other cryptography and data security products designed to deliver greater security for the enterprise. nCipher key management software offers centralized key management and automated key distribution solutions. And hardware security module, document signing and time stamping technology provide cryptographic hardware solutions for the security issues facing the global enterprise.
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