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title: "DSM Accelerator [5.3] - October 06, 2025"
slug: "dsm-accelerator-5-3-october-06-2025"
updated: 2026-08-28T11:15:44Z
published: 2026-08-28T11:15:44Z
canonical: "support.fortanix.com/dsm-accelerator-5-3-october-06-2025"
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.fortanix.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# DSM Accelerator [5.3] - October 06, 2025

## 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:*
    - [*DSM Accelerator Webservice on SGX*](/v1/docs/dsm-accelerator-webservice-on-sgx)
    - [*DSM Accelerator Webservice Deployment on SGX*](/v1/docs/dsm-accelerator-webservice-deployment-on-sgx)

## 3. Fortanix Data Security Manager Accelerator Performance Statistics

### 3.1 Runtime Environment

> [!NOTE]
> 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 | `sudo docker run -d --network host --memory=1g --memory-swap=2g --log-driver json-file --log-opt max-size=100m` |

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### 3.2 DSM Accelerator Webservice

> [!NOTE]
> 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 |

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### 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 |