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Emulex Demonstrates First 8Gb/s Encryption HBA at RSA Conference Europe 2009
October 2009 by Marc Jacob
Emulex Corporation announced that it will be demonstrating its ground-breaking, enterprise class Emulex Secure Host Bus Adapter (HBA) technology at the RSA Conference Europe 2009 next week, October 20-22 in London at the Hilton London Metropole in its booth B6. Emulex Secure HBA technology is a host-based encryption security solution that protects the whole network by securing data both in-flight on the network and at-rest on disk.
Implementing a host-based encryption security solution improves the data
center’s security stance and minimizes the window of data vulnerability,
because data is protected where it’s created, in the host, shielding
companies from expensive, embarrassing data loss or theft. With Emulex
Secure HBAs, companies benefit from cost-effective, enterprise class
security, without upgrading their storage systems, buying expensive
appliances that don’t scale and add unneeded complexity. Emulex Secure
HBAs enable end-users to move away from CPU (Central Processing Unit)
intensive host-based encryption software that may either hobble their
servers or inhibit the deployment of virtualized servers.
This is the first host-based encryption security solution that offloads
encryption processing onto the HBA virtually eliminating CPU overhead.
Emulex Secure HBA technology is standards-based, leveraging the new Key
Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) standard, and interoperable
with leading key management software and existing encryption solutions.
Emulex Secure HBA technology features AES 256-bit encryption, which is
deemed unbreakable, and does not require data loss to be reported. In
addition, Emulex Secure HBAs simplify mandatory auditing and reporting by
placing the required security components (effective access controls,
logging, management processes and reporting) at the right place – the host.
Emulex Secure HBA technology leverages field-proven, virtualization-tuned,
high-performance Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN) connectivity,
allowing customers to extend their existing investments in infrastructure,
management, training and processes.
