Cavium announces U.S. gov. cert of industry's fastest FIPS 140-2 SSL and IPSEC security ACCEL cards.(acceleration, Federal Information Processing Standard, Cavium Networks Inc.)

Federal Computer Market Report, March, 2005

Cavium Networks, the leader in content and security processing with the industry's broadest product line, recently announced that its NITROX XL NFB Acceleration cards received the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) FIPS 140-2 Level 2 and 3 certification. The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 is the U.S. government's stringent security standard for cryptographic modules. It is widely recognized as the benchmark for the highest levels of security assurance and is being rapidly adopted by both government agencies and secure private industries such as finance, banking and healthcare. Cavium Networks NITROX XL NFB accelerator cards are being integrated into a broad range of networking products including SSL enabled L4-L7 switches, SSL...

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