Fortanix SDKMS Earns FIPS Level 1 Certification Validating Cryptographic Protections Delivered in its Runtime Encryption Solution

Fortanix Self-Defending Key Management Service First Commercial
Software Product Using Intel SGX to Achieve FIPS Level 1 Certification

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fortanix® Inc., the Runtime
Encryption® company, today announced that its Self-Defending
Key Management Service (SDKMS) has earned the Level 1 certification
of the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2,
a U.S. government computer security standard used to approve
cryptographic modules. Users now have confidence that Fortanix has
passed strict government requirements, validating SDKMS’s ability to
maintain the confidentiality and integrity of protected information.

“At O.C. Tanner, security is our highest priority,” said Niel
Nickolaisen, Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer, O.C. Tanner.
“Fortanix offers an unmatched level of security that applies to our
on-premises and cloud infrastructure. Now, with FIPS Level 1 validation
of its Self-Defending Key Management Service, we are delighted that
SDKMS is compliant with the federal norms and our data is encrypted with
maximum security. FIPS can be a very effective tool when dealing with
regulators.”

SDKMS is also the industry’s first commercial software product built
using Intel Software Guard Extensions® (Intel®
SGX) to achieve FIPS Level 1 certification. In addition to giving
users U.S.-backed certified confidence in the cryptographic security
measures of SDKMS, the certification helps in the regulatory compliance
measures of some customers, including those in the federal, financial
services and healthcare sectors.

“FIPS Level 1 certification is a significant achievement for Fortanix,
particularly for compliance for federal and other regulations that are
important to customers,” said Ambuj Kumar, Co-Founder and CEO of
Fortanix. “Users and partners alike have the assurance that Fortanix
protects data in use and cloud data that is now backed by the U.S.
government.”

Fortanix is solving today’s cloud security and data privacy problem. By
decoupling security from the infrastructure, Fortanix removes complex
and intractable security challenges experienced with current solutions.
Running applications in protected enclaves enables a new level of
deterministic security on premise, in hybrid environments, and even on
remote clouds, protecting data even when systems are compromised.

Some components of SDKMS are already FIPS Level 3 certified, while Level
3 certification for the Fortanix hardware is currently underway.

About SDKMS

Self-Defending Key Management Service (SDKMS) is the world’s first
commercial solution built using Intel®
SGX, delivering Runtime Encryption technology to protect keys,
applications and data during use. SDKMS offers key management, HSM, and
tokenization as a service – all rolled into one product with infinite
scalability for number of keys and number of operations. It has support
for both legacy and new applications with PKCS#11, KMIP, JCE, MS-CAPI,
MS-CNG, and REST interfaces. Customers use SDKMS to encrypt their
databases (Oracle, Microsoft SQL server, MongoDB, etc.), run their
certificate authority, manage their cloud secrets, and encrypt their
VMware vSAN clusters. SDKMS is a FIPS 140-2 validated solution that can
meet various compliance requirements, such as GDPR and PCI.

About Fortanix

Fortanix’s
mission is to solve cloud security and privacy challenges. Fortanix
allows customers to securely operate even the most sensitive
applications without having to trust the cloud. Fortanix provides unique
deterministic security by encrypting applications and data everywhere –
at rest, in motion, and in use with its Runtime Encryption® technology
built upon Intel® SGX. Fortanix secures F100 customers worldwide and
powers IBM Data Shield and Equinix SmartKey HSM-as-a-service. Fortanix
is a venture backed Gartner Cool Vendor headquartered in Mountain View,
Calif. For more information, see https://fortanix.com/.

Fortanix and Runtime Encryption are registered trademarks of Fortanix,
Inc. Self-Defending Key Management Service is a trademark of Fortanix,
Inc. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of
their respective companies.

Contacts

Dan Spalding
dan.spalding@fortanix.com
(408)
960-9297