SafeEnterprise SONET Encryptor

The SafeEnterprise SONET Encryptor has been designed to integrate transparently and simply into the SONET/SDH network architecture. High-speed throughput and extremely low latency make it ideal for high-speed data and time-sensitive voice and video applications.

Users value a single solution providing scalable performance and seamless end-to-end integration to deliver improved network operations and performance without compromising security, and the SafeEnterprise SONET Encryptor is the perfect solution. It employs the federally endorsed AES algorithm with the flexibility to be deployed in OC3/STM1 (155Mbps), OC12/STM4 (622Mbps), OC48/STM16 (2.4Gbps), and OC192/STM64 (10Gbps) SONET/SDH networks. The SafeEnterprise SONET Encryptor can be centrally controlled or managed across multiple remote stations using SafeNet's SafeEnterprise™ Security Management Center (SMC), which uses SNMPv3, the first secure version of SNMP. SMC management is available via an Ethernet port or in-band on the SONET/SDH network.

The SafeEnterprise SONET Encryptor supports both path and line SONET/SDH encryption at various rates and at distances up to 40 kilometers (OC48/STM16 Encryptor) or 80 kilometers (OC192/STM64 Encryptor). For added security, each encrypted circuit uses an independent encryption key pair. In addition, section, line, and path overhead bytes can be selectively encrypted, zeroised, regenerated, or bypassed.

Key Features

• Full duplex speeds up to 10Gbps
• First commercially available OC48/STM16 and OC192/STM64 SONET encryptors
• Configurable as a path or line encryptor
• Employs federally endorsed, highly secure AES algorithm
• Fully automated key management using X.509 certificates for authentication
• OC3 (STM1), OC12 (STM4), OC48 (STM16), and OC192 (STM64) interface options
• In-band management through the SafeEnterprise Security Management Center using SNMPv3
• Designed to international security standards
  - Common Criteria EAL4 (pending)
  - FIPS PUB 140-2 Level 3 (pending)