1. Overview
This document provides an overview of the new features in the Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM) - Accelerator 4.36 release.
2. New Features
DSM Accelerator Webservice
Added support for key wrapping during the export process from Fortanix DSM to the Fortanix DSM Accelerator Webservice, ensuring the secure transfer and protection of sensitive key data (JIRA: PM-26).
For more details, refer to the Fortanix DSM Accelerator Webservice Developer Guide.
DSM Accelerator JCE Provider
Added support for key wrapping during the export process from Fortanix DSM to Fortanix DSM Accelerator JCE Provider, ensuring the secure transfer and protection of sensitive key data (JIRA: PM-407).
For more details, refer to the Fortanix DSM Accelerator JCE Provider Developer Guide.
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, Fortanix recommends adding multiple nodes.
Key Types and Operations | Throughput (Operations/second on a 1-node cluster re-using a single TLS session) |
|---|---|
AES 256: CBC Encryption/Decryption | 21,434/21,048 |
AES 256: GCM Encryption/Decryption | 21,948/21,866 |
AES 256: FPE Encryption/Decryption | 9,689/9,660 |
3.3 Additional Modes
Key Types and Operations | Throughput (Operations/second on a 1-node cluster re-using a single TLS session) |
|---|---|
AES 256: CBCNOPAD Encryption and Decryption | 21,456/21,652 |
AES 256: CFB Encryption/Decryption | 22,022/21,708 |
AES 256: CTR Encryption/Decryption | 21,915/21,723 |
AES 256: OFB Encryption/Decryption | 22,093/21,782 |
AES 256: CCM Encryption/Decryption | 21,772/21,597 |