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 Policy-based encryption of data in motion offers a superior alternative to the rigid encryption approaches common in link encryptors, network firewalls and personal firewalls.
Specialty appliances called link encryptors offer point-to-point encryption and are suitable for WAN communications, but they are cumbersome within the network where scalability to hundreds of connections may be required. Network firewalls, for the most part, take an “all-or-nothing” approach, and while personal firewalls offer machine-level flexibility, they are very hard to manage in large, complex environments.
Policy-based encryption of data in motion secures communications between end users, servers and/or clients based on policies managed by the security administrator.
Optimal Balance between Data Communications Security and Application Performance
EpiForce® takes a unique two-pronged approach to encryption – delivering an efficient, low-overhead encryption mechanism and enabling security administrators to selectively deploy encryption policy at the port level. This approach allows EpiForce to strike an optimal balance between security and performance.
Network data communications between users and virtual or physical systems may efficiently be secured through policy-based encryption of data in motion. Secure, IPsec “supported” data encryption algorithms DES, 3DES, AES-128 or AES-256 are used.
Network Layer Transparency
EpiForce deploys policy-based encryption at the network layer, enabling security administrators the flexibility to secure legacy applications without rewriting applications. Encryption policy is persistent and does not cease when servers and clients are relocated, providing a level of flexibility not available with link encryptors or network firewalls.
Convenient Central Administration
Policy-based encryption is centrally managed through one or more administration consoles, enabling encryption policy for the entire EpiForce deployment to be modified with only a few mouse clicks. Administration can be delegated and workflow enabled for approving and committing policy changes.
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