Enables encryption for network-to-network and device-to-network connections to safeguard data in the Cloud and in Data Centers
Keysight Technologies today announced the first Media Access Control (MACsec) Security Testing Solution for High Speed Ethernet, this solution tests encryption to protect data moving through the cloud or across environments. of data centers.
Data volumes are increasing in hyperscale data centers, 5G networks with Open RAN, and in-car networks, as a result of privacy regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). . As a result, security has to be ensured at each and every layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) stack as data travels from one destination to the next.
MACsec, defined by the IEEE 802.1AE standard, provides on-line data encryption for high-speed Ethernet and plays a key role in bulk authentication and encryption between 2 MACsec-capable Layer XNUMX devices. It has become an essential encryption technology that you now see included in next-generation chips, routers, and switches.
Keysight's solution for MACsec testing offers the following key benefits:
• Enables validation from hardware design and software stack implementation to system integration with full coverage of the various MACsec functions.
• Withstands data rate encryption testing under a mix of realistic cloud traffic and data center workloads.
• Ensures continuity of service throughout key rotations, and stability under different negative conditions.
• Provides encryption/decryption of MACsec traffic online with 100GE schemes Pulse Amplitude Modulation in four levels (PAM4) and non-return to zero (NRZ); static Secure Association Key (SAK) provision or active key negotiation with MACsec (MKA) conformant key protocol, using Keysight's AresONE High Performance 400GE test platform.
“With the promise of securing data in motion without penalizing possibilities, MACsec has been adopted by hyperscale cloud service providers and data center operators to secure connection to external networks throughout their network infrastructure” said Ram Periakaruppan vice president and general manager of Keysight's Network Testing and Security Solutions. “Keysight is the first to provide a solution that fully addresses MACsec testing at the chip, switch or router levels for massive cloud or data center deployments, enabling service customers to validate proper encryption and security. data rate without compromising the capabilities of the network.”
