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Ethernet Encryption Made Easy

Ethernet networks offer many cost and performance advantages over other networking technologies, but as a shared infrastructure technology, Ethernet has no inherent security. Using Ethernet can save you money, but it exposes your company and customer data to the threat of unauthorized monitoring or theft.

Many organizations have recognized the need to proactively protect their data transmissions over Ethernet links, while others find themselves bound by increasing regulatory requirements for data security. The CipherOptics Ethernet Encryption solution mitigates the risk of data loss or theft while maintaining all the benefits of an Ethernet infrastructure.

Our Ethernet encryption solutions can be deployed quickly and easily in any Ethernet environment, including point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and multipoint-to-multipoint networks. With encryption speeds ranging from 10Mbps to 10Gbps, our Ethernet Encryption solutions ensure data integrity without affecting the user experience or network performance. Our best-in-class data protection solutions are scalable, quick to install and easy to manage.

Ethernet Encryption: Multipoint-to-Multipoint and Point-to-Multipoint

Multipoint Ethernet Encryption
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Administrators can logically group
endpoints with CipherEngine
Our Ethernet encryption solution provides easy management for large-scale Ethernet encryption deployments. Whether you need to protect a single link, or your entire network, we eliminate the complexity of encrypting today's Ethernet networks.

Our solutions combine standards-based, wire-speed encryption appliances with CipherEngine, the only policy definition and key distribution technology designed for multi-node networks. Together, they give you the highest level of data protection at the lowest total cost.

You also get a variety of security options, including the ability to:
  • Group endpoints together for ease of configuration and scalability
  • Encrypt based on VLAN IDs to create secure communities of interest
  • Secure multicast application traffic
    • Whether you need to protect data on a specific VLAN or all of your network traffic, you can do it easily with a CipherOptics solution while maintaining your network and application performance.

    Ethernet Encryption: Point-to-Point

    Point-to-Point Encryption
    Point-to-point encryption over an Ethernet network.
    If you need to secure links between a few LANs, buildings, or remote locations, the CipherEngine Enforcement Points (CEPs) are a simple and affordable solution. These hardware-accelerated encryption appliances provide high speed, low latency data protection from 10Mbps to 10Gbps.

    The CEPs are:
  • Quick to install and easy to manage - Installs quickly and is ready to use in minutes
  • Transparent to your network - No architecture changes or router upgrades needed
  • Wire-speed - Provides full duplex wire-speed encryption
  • Low Latency - Will not disrupt any latency sensitive applications
    • CipherOptics Ethernet encryption solutions allow you to protect your data while maintaining your existing network and application performance.

    The following case studies detail we have helped two customers protect their data with our Ethernet encryption solution:

    National Bank Case Study
    Municipal Wireless Encryption Case Study

    To see just how easy it can be to encrypt your Ethernet network, contact us at 1-877-878-6655 or feel free to ask us a question.

    Learn More About:
    Ethernet Encryptors
    CipherEngine Policy and Key Management

    Downloads:
    CipherEngine Whitepaper
    Group Encryption Whitepaper
    Layer 4 Encryption Test Results