Date: 30/11/2009

Hardware security modules with PCI-Express Gen2 connectivity

Cavium Networks has unveiled the FIPS 140-2 level 2 and 3 certified hardware security module, a member of NITROX XL CN16XX-NFBE Adapter family with PCI-Express Gen2 connectivity in a low profile form factor and integrated Network Interface Card (NIC) functionality.

The new NITROX XL NFBE family offers up to 45,000 RSA operations per second and 5 Gbps performance and is certified to the stringent US government security standards.

This product family is suitable for financial, government and healthcare vertical markets. The NITROX XL adapters are being integrated into a wide range of equipment including Remote Access Servers, Public Key Infrastructure, Database Servers, Web Servers, L4+ Switches, Load Balancers, Networking/Server Appliances and Unified Threat Management Appliances

Cavium Networks NITROX XL NFBE FIPS 140-2 level 2 and 3 adapters perform all asymmetric and symmetric key management within the tamper proof enclosure. The functions include secure user login/authentication, user-authorized key creation/deletion, on-card key storage, and secure off-card key archiving/sharing.

The NITROX XL NFBE family is offered to customers as production-ready Adapters with extensive software support.

"Cavium is known for its innovation as part of its market leading security and multi-core processor products. We are extending this innovation and market leadership to the HSM Adapter market with our NITROX XL NFBE product family," said Rajneesh Gaur, Sr. Director, Networking and Communications at Cavium Networks. "We developed this product line in close partnership with several major OEMs, who have been extremely pleased with its features and performance, and are using it for a broad range of higher volume applications."

Availability: Production volumes will be available by end of Q4 2009