TrustNet Policy and Key Management

What's the Problem?

A recent IDC survey of Network and Security Administrators revealed that the biggest issues with network encryption, such as complexity and performance degradation, have nothing to do with encryption itself. The real issue with network encryption is policy and key management. Because IPsec keys are based on the use of Internet Key Exchange (IKE), which can only be defined in terms of pairs of devices, traditional network encryption can only be accomplished by setting up point-to-point tunnels. This causes exponential growth of tunnels and associated security policies as most network administrators attempt to define any-to-any networks in terms of pairs of devices.

In the absence of a policy and key management solution specifically designed for the any-to-any nature of MPLS, Carrier Ethernet and other modern networking technologies, organizations have been forced to use IKE in a way that it was never intended. So while encryption often gets the blame for being complex and slowing network performance, this is really a policy and key management problem.

We Solved the Policy and Key Management Issue

TrustNet Manager, a powerful web-based security management platform, is the only policy and key creation, distribution and management solution specifically designed for modern networks. Rather than placing hundreds or thousands of point-to-point tunnels over your any-to-any network, TrustNet uses a grouping logic that recognizes and works with modern network topologies and data flows. The result is a network encryption solution that works with your existing network, rather than reducing it to a collection of static tunnels.

How It Works

TrustNet Manager allows security administrators to create logical security groups based on location, IP address, traffic pattern, or usage. Policies are created based on these groups and then keys and policies are securely delivered to the encryptors throughout the network that then encrypt the data at wire-speed.

To see just how easy it can be to take advantage of TrustNet Manager’s policy and key management capabilities or for pricing information call us at 1-888-833-1142 or feel free to ask us a question.

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TrustNet Difference
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Group Encryption Whitepaper
Layer 4 Encryption Test Results