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Ciena Receives FIPS 140-2 Level 2 Certification for 10G Encryption Solution
HANOVER, Md. --(Business Wire)--
Ciena®
Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced its
10G wire-speed
encryption solution is now Federal
Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 Level 2 compliant, and
validated by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Communications
Security Establishment Canada (CSE). With FIPS approval, Ciena's
integrated transport offering with 10G encryption can be deployed by
U.S. and Canadian government agencies, as well as enterprises globally,
for fully encrypted 10G data service delivery at wire-speed rates. Part
of Ciena's growing suite of solutions that allow our customers to build
Assured Networks that are trusted, reliable and secure, this is the
first commercially available integrated transport encryption platform to
achieve FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certification.
Key Facts:
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FIPS 140-2 is an officially recognized North American standard that
validates proper use of standard, peer-reviewed methods of encryption.
All government agencies and departments in the U.S. and Canada that
use commercial grade encryption are required to use FIPS-certified
solutions in their networks. Additionally, enterprise organizations in
healthcare, financial services and other security conscious industries
worldwide often seek network solutions with FIPS certification.
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Ciena's 10G wire-speed encryption solution, available on the 565
and 5100/5200
Advanced Services Platforms, is the first integrated transport
encryption solution to successfully complete the FIPS 140-2 Level 2
certification process. It was awarded certificate #1773 by the NIST
and CSE.
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With this achievement, Ciena now offers a FIPS certified ultra-low
latency solution integrated with the company's transport platforms to
address the security and encryption requirements f its government and
enterprise customers.
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The newly certified solution is interoperable with other Ciena
platforms, namely the company's 4200
Advanced Services Platform, 6500
Packet-Optical Transport Platform, CoreDirector
FS Multiservice Optical Switch and 5430
Reconfigurable Switching System. This solution also complements
Ciena's existing FIPS-certified Optical
Metro 5130 platform, which offers a 1G encryption and data
compression solution.
Executive Comments:
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"U.S. and Canadian government agencies, along with many enterprises
worldwide, rely on FIPS validation as an independent endorsement of
the security strength of the products they need. While many providers
of encryption solutions only offer standalone services, we are
offering a protocol agnostic solution integrated with ultra-low
latency transport. Government departments and enterprises where
network security is of optimum importance, such as healthcare and
finance, will be able to take advantage of the only all-in-one
solution that has withstood the toughest security standards for a
simplified deployment and management of its encryption solution."
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David Peed, Vice President and General Manager, Ciena Government
Solutions, Inc.
Technology Leadership:
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Ciena's encryption solution simplifies the deployment of secure
network services for enterprises by combining market-leading optical
transport technologies with powerful, standards-based encryption
functionality in a single, integrated infrastructure - minimizing
points for potential network failure and significantly reducing
capital and operating expenditures by eliminating the need of
standalone encryption-only network elements.
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Ciena offers a range of 1G and 10G packet (Ethernet) encryption and
bulk network encryption options. With bulk encryption, network
operators can securely transport encrypted data across a carrier's
unsecured network, light encrypted optical waves directly on dark
fiber, or deploy fully-integrated managed wavelength services.
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Ciena also provides transparent wire-speed service, using the
internationally recognized Advanced Encryption Standards (AES 256)
algorithm for securing sensitive information.
Supporting Resources:
About Ciena
Ciena is the network specialist. We collaborate with customers worldwide
to unlock the strategic potential of their networks and fundamentally
change the way they perform and compete. Ciena leverages its deep
expertise in packet and optical networking and distributed software
automation to deliver solutions in alignment with OPn, its
approach for building open next-generation networks. We enable a
high-scale, programmable infrastructure that can be controlled and
adapted by network-level applications, and provide open interfaces to
coordinate computing, storage and network resources in a unified,
virtualized environment. We routinely post recent news, financial
results and other important announcements and information about Ciena on
our website. For more information, visit www.ciena.com.
Note to Ciena Investors
Forward-looking statements. This press release contains certain
forward-looking statements based on current expectations, forecasts and
assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements are
based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof; and
Ciena's actual results could differ materially from those stated or
implied, due to risks and uncertainties associated with its business,
which include the risk factors disclosed in its Report on Form 10-Q,
which Ciena filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 5, 2012. Forward-looking statements include statements
regarding Ciena's expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies
regarding the future and can be identified by forward-looking words such
as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend,"
"may," "should," "will," and "would" or similar words. Ciena assumes no
obligation to update the information included in this press release,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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