Application and encryption blades, In this appendix, Introduction – Brocade Communications Systems Brocade Backbone DCX 8510-4 User Manual

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Appendix

B

Application and Encryption Blades

In this appendix

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

FS8-18 blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

FX8-24 blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Introduction

This appendix provides details about the application and encryption blades that are available
optionally for the Brocade DCX 8510-4. Contact your Brocade DCX 8510-4 supplier for additional
information.

FS8-18 blade

The FS8-18 encryption blade is a high performance 16 port auto-sensing blade with data
cryptographic (encryption/decryption) and data compression capabilities designed for enterprises
to secure their data against theft or unauthorized use and to compress tape data for maximum
utilization of tape media. The encryption blade is a network-based solution that secures
data-at-rest for heterogeneous tape drives, disk array LUNs, and virtual tape libraries.

The FS8-18 blade provides the following major features:

16 auto-sensing F, FL, E, EX, and M ports at 8 Gbps FC ports

16 SFP media interfaces

Encryption engines

Key management/generation

Key management with these hardware interfaces:

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Two 1000Base copper type media interfaces

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One smart card interface

Security supervisor tamper detection and response capability

CC (Common Criteria) EAL-3 compliant

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