SafeNet reduces cost of securing SOA

New Delhi: SafeNet announced the availability of a cryptographic
security solution as a Web service for Service Oriented Architectures (SOA).

"SafeNet's XML hardware security module (HSM) is designed to provide
cryptographic services for SOA without adding complexity. Furthermore, by
utilizing our encryption solution to secure SOA, companies can reduce costs,
streamline business processes, drive corporate agility and meet regulatory
compliance," informed Rana Gupta, Director-India and SAARC, SafeNet.

SOAs re-use legacy applications and databases to provide common Web services
for users and applications throughout the enterprise. The openness and
integration advantages of SOAs also create vulnerabilities to sensitive data in
legacy systems that were not designed to be accessed by Web services.

"Security vulnerabilities threaten an organization's data, as well as its
compliance standing, and can significantly delay the implementation of Web
services," stated Michael Suby, Director-Stratecast, Frost and Sullivan. "To
address this business challenge, encryption-based security seals confidential
Web services XML data exchanges in a protective envelope."

Cryptographic security is the most complex and performance-critical part of
securing Web services. This challenge is magnified by the lack of
crypto-security expertise among SOA project managers and developers. HSMs
provide a XML Web service security solution for high performance encryption,
digital signature, and key management services.

The product provides an XML programming interface that requires no knowledge
of cryptographic APIs. As a result, security deployment times are cut from
months to days. Without the need to install a client, and independent of
underlying platforms, SafeNet further reduces complexity and development
constraints.

By using a hardware security appliance, SafeNet's SOA security solution
scales to meet the demands of applications and data through an organization as
it grows. Reusing this encryption functionality across the SOA delivers a
low-cost, high return security solution with adaptability to changing
requirements.

Integrated physical security measures of the product include tamper-evident
seals, intrusion detection switches, and shielded connectors designed to resist
physical attacks on the appliance.

SafeNet HSM Luna XML is a key component of SafeNet's Enterprise Data
Protection (EDP) solution for reducing the cost and complexity of regulatory
compliance, data privacy, and information risk management. SafeNet EDP secures
data across the connected enterprise protecting data at rest, data in transit,
and data in use.