1. Overview
This article provides an overview of the new features in the Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM) Accelerator 5.3 release.
DSM Accelerator Webservice version - 1.29
2. New Features
DSM Accelerator Webservice SGX
Added support for running Fortanix DSM Accelerator Webservice on Intel® Software Guard Extensions (SGX) (JIRA: PM-16).
For more information, refer to the following guides:
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 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 | 20,513/20,747 |
AES 256: GCM Encryption/Decryption | 22,174/21,666 |
AES 256: FPE Encryption/Decryption | 9,678/9,638 |
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/Decryption | 21,775/21,259 |
AES 256: CFB Encryption/Decryption | 22,001/21,652 |
AES 256: CTR Encryption/Decryption | 22,136/21,930 |
AES 256: OFB Encryption/Decryption | 22,021/21,655 |
AES 256: CCM Encryption/Decryption | 22,029/21,664 |