1. Overview
This article provides an overview of general improvements in the Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM) Accelerator 4.27 release.
2. New Features/Improvements
DSM Accelerator Webservice
Added HMAC support for the DSM ccelerator Webservice (JIRA: PM-244). For more details, refer to the Developer's Guide: DSM Accelerator Web Service.
DSM Accelerator JCE Provider
Added HMAC support for DSM Accelerator JCE Provider (JIRA: PM-244). For more details, refer to the Developer’s Guide: DSM Accelerator JCE Provider.
DSM Accelerator PKCS#11
Added HMAC support for DSM Accelerator PKCS#11 (JIRA: PM-244). For more details, refer to the Developer’s Guide: DSM Accelerator PKCS#11.
3. Fortanix Data Security Manager Accelerator Performance Statistics
3.1 Runtime Environment
NOTE
The following table lists the standard recommended runtime environment. You can choose a higher configuration for better performance.
DSM Accelerator was run in the runtime environment listed below for performance testing.
Item | Specification |
|---|---|
Number of Cores | 4 |
CPU | Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2673 v4 @ 2.30GHz |
RAM | 2 GiB |
VM Type | Standard D4ds v4 Azure VM |
Docker Runtime Configuration |
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3.2 DSM Accelerator Webservice
NOTE
The performance numbers below are captured with a single node; if you need higher performance or throughput, then we recommend adding multiple nodes.
Key Types and Operations | Throughput (Operations/second on a 1-node cluster) |
|---|---|
AES 256: CBC Encryption/Decryption | 16,874/17,581 |
AES 256: GCM Encryption/Decryption | 16,535/17,025 |
AES 256: FPE Encryption/Decryption | 5,440/5,399 |
3.3 Additional Modes
Key Types and Operations | Throughput (Operations/second on a 1-node cluster) |
|---|---|
AES 256: CBCNOPAD Encryption/Decryption | 16,893/17,291 |
AES 256: CFB Encryption/Decryption | 17,099/17,370 |
AES 256: CTR Encryption/Decryption | 17,140/17,324 |
AES 256: OFB Encryption/Decryption | 17,231/17,289 |
AES 256: CCM Encryption/Decryption | 16,514/17,000 |