SANTA ROSA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that provides advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, today announced the first media access control (MACsec) security testing solution for high-speed Ethernet that provides encryption testing to secure data in motion in cloud and data center environments.
Data volumes are increasing in large-scale data centers, 5G networks with Open RAN and in-vehicle networks, as well as due to privacy regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Therefore, security must be provided at every layer of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) stack as data travels from one destination to another.
MACsec, defined by the IEEE 802.1AE standard, provides line-rate encryption throughput for high-speed Ethernet and plays a key role in authenticating and encrypting packets between two MACsec-enabled devices at Layer 2. It has become an important encryption technology that now ships with next-generation chips, routers, and switches.
Keysight’s MACsec testing solution provides the following key benefits:
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Enables validation from hardware design and software stack implementation to system integration with comprehensive coverage of various MACsec functions.
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Supports benchmark encryption throughput in realistic traffic mix in cloud and data center workloads.
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Provides continuity of service during key rotation and stability under various negative conditions.
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Provides line-rate MACsec traffic encryption/decryption at 100GE Pulse Amplitude Modulation 4-level (PAM4) and non-return-to-zero (NRZ); static secure association key (SAK) provision or dynamic key negotiation with MACsec Key Agreement (MKA) protocol, using Keysight’s AresONE High Performance 400GE test platform.
“With the promise of securing data in motion without penalizing performance, MACsec has been adopted by large-scale cloud service providers and data center operators to secure the external network connection on their network infrastructure,” Ram said. Periakaruppan, vice president and general manager, Keysight’s Network Test and Security Solutions. “Keysight is the first to offer a solution that fully addresses MACsec testing at the chip, switch and router level for massive cloud and data center deployments, allowing customers to validate proper encryption and throughput without compromise network performance.
About Keysight Technologies
Keysight provides advanced design and validation solutions that help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world. Keysight’s commitment to speed and accuracy extends to software insights and analytics that bring tomorrow’s technology products to market faster throughout the development lifecycle, in design simulation, validation prototypes, automated software testing, manufacturing analysis, and network performance optimization and visibility in enterprise, service provider, and cloud environments. Our customers span global markets in communications and industrial ecosystems, aerospace and defense, automotive, energy, semiconductors and general electronics. Keysight generated $4.2 billion in revenue in fiscal 2020. For more information about Keysight Technologies (NYSE: KEYS), visit us at www.keysight.com
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