FIPS-certified SSL and Key Management
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2is the US National Institute for Standards and Technology's (NIST) latest security standard for cryptographic modules.
It has also been adopted by the Canadian Security Establishment (CSE), and while not mandatory, has also been adopted by many financial instiutions worldwide. FIPS 140-2 level 3 means that the SSL cryptography and key management is performed within tamper-proof hardware.
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What FIPS-certified hardware is supported by ZXTM?
ZXTM currently supports the following nCipher products:
- NetHSM
This is a FIPS 140-2 Level 3 compliant network attached Hardware Security Module (HSM) that provides a shareable cryptographic resource for multiple servers. It can be used to securely manage and store the SSL private keys used by ZXTM for SSL offload.
NetHSM is supported by ZXTM and ZXTM-LB software and appliances.
- nForce
The nForce is a FIPS 140-2 (Levels 1 and 3) compliant PCI card, providing tamperproof key management and hardware SSL acceleration for individual servers.
The nForce is supported by the software version of ZXTM and ZXTM LB only.
More information on nCipher product features and performance is available from nCipher's web site, www.ncipher.com.
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