FIPS 140-2 Validated Encryption for Government Networks

Easily set up and tear down secure communities of interest
Meet security requirements without compromising performance
Decouple security from underlying infrastructure

Solution Overview
Features and Benefits
Use Case

Network Encryption for Government Entities

Local, state and federal agencies have long relied on Certes Networks to protect their data in motion. These organizations, including defense, intelligence and civilian agencies, know that Certes Networks' network encryption solutions will keep their data secure and help them achieve regulatory compliance without imposing the severe performance penalties associated with traditional IPSec VPNs.

All Certes Networks encryption solutions are powered by TrustNet Manager, our web-based security management platform that simplifies security management and allows security administrators to secure any network without compromising network availability, application performance or operational visibility. TrustNet leverages group encryption technology to eliminate point-to-point tunnels and complex policy structures. Group encryption makes it easy to create and manage Secure Enclaves and Encrypted Communities of Interest by preserving any-to-any connectivity.

Management of Certes Networks' encryption devices can be physically and logically separate from the management of the network. Decoupling the network architecture from the security architecture allows for separation of duties among network and security administrators and results in a higher degree of security.

Our FIPS 140-2 validated encryption solutions have been deployed by dozens of government agencies and federal organizations including:

Social Security Administration
Department of Energy
Department of Agriculture
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Army
U.S. Navy

Certes Networks government solutions are available through GSA Schedule 70 purchasing contract (GSA schedule GS-35F-0131R).

For more information on our FIPS 140-2 encryption solutions or for pricing information, contact us at 1-888-833-1142 or feel free to ask us a question.

Learn More:
Variable Speed Encryptors
FIPS 140-2 Validated Encryptors
TrustNet Manager™

Downloads:

TrustNet Difference

TrustNet Manager Whitepaper

Group Encryption Whitepaper

Layer 4 Encryption Test Results

CEP10 FIPS Certification

CEP100 - CEP1000 FIPS Certification

Features and Benefits

Certified Products
FIPS 140-2 Validated network encryption

Proven Performance
Deployed by the most security-conscious agencies in the world

Functional Separation
Decouples security from networking

Simple Management
Scalable group encryption allows efficient full mesh connectivity without the need to manage tunnels

Regulatory Compliance
Helps meet data security regulations

High-speed Performance
Encrypts from 3Mbps to 10Gbps with only microsecond latency

Wire-rate Encrypted Throughput
Bump-in-the-wire implementation does not impact application or network performance

Infrastructure Neutral
Compatible with all underlying networking gear, regardless of vendor

Learn More:
Variable Speed Encryptors
FIPS 140-2 Validated Encryptors
TrustNet Manager™

Downloads:
TrustNet Difference
TrustNet Manager Whitepaper
Group Encryption Whitepaper
Layer 4 Encryption Test Results
CEP10 FIPS Certification
CEP100 - CEP1000 FIPS Certification

Government Network Use Case

Problem: A national government needs to protect data among embassies throughout the world. They are concerned about the security of their data over foreign-owned service provider networks. They also need to maintain low latency network performance.

Solution: At each embassy location, a Certes Networks Variable Speed Encryptor is installed so that the traffic is encrypted/decrypted just as it enters or leaves the embassy. TrustNet Manager centrally manages the entire deployment from the national headquarters location.

Benefits:

Group encryption efficiently encrypts the data for full mesh connectivity without tunnels
VSE encryptors allow the encryption throughput at each location to match the network bandwidth
TrustNet Manager eliminates the need for technical personnel and their associated expenses at each location
All data is protected with AES 256 encryption without impacting speed or performance

Learn More:
Variable Speed Encryptors
FIPS 140-2 Validated Encryptors
TrustNet Manager™

Downloads: