Cisco Next-Generation Encryption
Meet escalating security requirements by leveraging cryptography
Threats to your sensitive data can literally evolve within days or even hours, as persistent, well-funded attackers continuously develop new ways to penetrate encrypted systems. Steady advances in computing and in the science of cryptanalysis have made it necessary to adopt newer, stronger algorithms and larger key sizes. However, some older algorithms and key sizes no longer provide adequate protection from modern threats, and even today's 128-bit systems are increasingly vulnerable to attack. These challenges are driving a move to higher cryptographic strengths such as Cisco Next-Generation Encryption (NGE).
Cisco NGE leads the industry in advanced encryption, providing support for an extended family of U.S. and international standards. It is currently available on most Cisco virtual private network products and architectures, and is progressively being added to all Cisco technologies. It comprises globally created, globally reviewed, and publicly available algorithms – the result of more than 30 years of global advances and evolution in cryptography. Cisco NGE continues to support older algorithms to ensure backward compatibility and interoperability, while upgrading all cryptography mechanisms to today's standards and laying the groundwork for future security and scalability requirements.
Cisco is leading the market with a breadth of products, including entire architectures, that incorporate Next-Generation Encryption (NGE). Cisco NGE offers the following features and benefits:
- Uses upgraded algorithms, key sizes, protocols, and entropy to meet security requirements
- Offers a complete algorithm suite in which each component provides a consistently high level of security
- Can effectively scale to meet high throughput and large numbers of connections
- Can scale down to meet the security needs of low-power devices while being efficient in battery use
NGE is also compatible with existing security architectures including:
- DMVPN
- Remote Access VPN
- Site to Site VPN
- GETVPN
- Secure Unified Collaboration
It is also compatible with a number of government standards, including:
- U.S. Federal Information Processing Standards 140 Series (FIPS-140)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- PCI