SafeNet ships new, improved SoC security architecture

Published 25 January 2006

Information security big hitter offers enhanced SoC security architecture

Belcamp, Maryland-based SafeNet (NASDAQ:SFNT) is shipping its SafeXcel IP Inline Security Engine, a next-generation semiconductor IP product for semiconductor vendors to build full data plane security processing into next-generation SoCs. The SafeXcel IP Inline Security Engine moves beyond more traditional SoC security architectures in that it offers micro-programmed hardware for intensive packet classification, filtering, and flow processing for every packet. The results are good data rates across all packet sizes and a reduction of general-purpose processor utilization for security functions.

-read more in this news release; and see product specs at company Web site