Carrier Grade QuickSec 5.0 toolkit integrates Cavium Networks OCTEON and Multi-core support

SafeNet has made available of QuickSec 5.0, a carrier grade IPsec and IKEv1/IKEv2 software toolkit that offers multi-core support, integrated with Cavium Networks OCTEON, Multi-core MIPS64 processors. QuickSec 5.0 is offered as a server toolkit for telecommunications and networking applications and as a client toolkit for mobile and remote networking devices.

QuickSec 5.0 has been specifically designed with the needs of carrier applications like Femtocell, IMS, mobile TV, and VoIP and features such as,

Performance: Supports the latest hardware, including Cavium OCTEON chips and multi-core processors.
Interoperability: Tested through ICSA, TAHI, and VPNC.
Multiple authentication support within IKE as required by the latest Femtocell specifications.
Code quality and documentation

"SafeNet's QuickSec provides an attractive IPsec option along with IKE v1/v2 protocols for our mutual customers," said Tasha Castañeda, Senior Strategic Alliance Manager, at Cavium Networks. "Over the last few years, OCTEON has enabled a vast array of multi-core systems and application software to achieve market leading performance and power efficiency at Tier-1 OEM vendors. We are pleased to see the increasing strength and depth of solutions from SafeNet as a Cavium PACE ecosystem partner."

"SafeNet has consistently been ahead of the curve on groundbreaking technology, and we maintain that tradition with the release of QuickSec 5.0-now the world's leading IPsec and IKE stack is integrated with the top high throughput networking hardware," said Dr. Simon Blake-Wilson, Managing Director for SafeNet's Embedded Security Solutions. "Developers who need to develop high-bandwidth applications can use QuickSec 5.0, with features like linear multi-core scaling combined with leading IPsec control plane based on the IKEv1/IKEv2 protocols, including features such as multiple authentication."

"IPsec is being deployed in increasingly demanding environments. SafeNet has proven its commitment to interoperability through its long-time leadership role within the VPNC, and QuickSec 5.0 shows its ongoing investment to adding the advanced features the market is demanding," said Paul Hoffman, Director and Founder of the Virtual Private Network Consortium (VPNC).

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