Vanguard Managed Solutions 7300 Series installation manual Advanced, Encryption, Standard AES

	Vanguard 7300 Cards
Advanced Encryption Card (AEC)
Introduction
	Release 6.4 and greater supports the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
	encryption for the Vanguard 7300 Series using the Advanced Encryption Card
	(AEC). The 7300 AEC supports DES, 3DES, and AES.
Advanced
	The Advanced Encryption Standard is a Federal Information Processing Standard
Encryption	(FIPS), which specifies a cryptographic algorithm for use by organizations to protect
Standard (AES)	sensitive, classified information. AES provides a better combination of security and
	speed than DES or Triple-DES. AES has more elegant mathematical formulas
	behind it, and only requires one pass to encrypt data. AES was designed from the
	ground up to be fast, unbreakable and able to support the smallest computing devices
	imaginable. The big differentiators between AES and Triple-DES are the strength of
	security, superior performance and better use of resources. AES provides faster
	encryption and compatibility with the widest range of devices. Without AES, it
	would be necessary to have different encryption technologies for application-specific
	purposes, such as wireless e-mail, financial transactions or quality-of-service-
	specific applications.
	AES is defined for 128, 192 and 256 bit key lengths.
	Release 6.4 and greater supports the 7300 Encryption Card for the
	Vanguard 7300 Series. Please refer to the Virtual Private Network (VPN) Manual
	(Part Number T0103-10) and the Encryption Manual (Part Number T0103-09) for
	more information.
	Figure 2-29shows the front of the 7300 Advanced Encryption Card.
	Interface
	Connectors
	Mounting
	Standoffs
	AEC
	Daughtercard
	(Underside Shown)

Figure 2-29. 7300 Advanced Encryption Card (AEC)

Note

Data Compression is not supported on the 7300 Encryption Card.

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