Sun StorageTek T10000B tape drive has received the FIPS 140-2 Certification at Security Level 2 - a federal data security standard published and maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). With this certification on Sun's eco-efficient tape drive, federal customers are ensured the Sun solution meets the FIPS-validated requirements for product purchase, while other end-users can rest assured that it meets stringent security standards. Sun reports that it is the first and only tape drive vendor to achieve Federal FIPS Certification at Security Level 2.

"With this FIPS certification, Sun becomes the world's only vendor able to deliver a fully transparent and automated encryption solution to federal agencies, bringing an extra layer of security in safeguarding some of the world's most sensitive data," said Jon Benson, senior vice-president, Storage Group, Sun. All Federal agencies are required to use only FIPS-validated products in designing sensitive or valuable data processing systems.

The Sun StorageTek 10000B tape drive comes with built-in encryption that works in conjunction with the Sun Crypto Key Management System, which centrally authorizes, secures and manages all encryption keys.

"The implementation of an encrypted system can mean the difference between the inconvenience of missing or damaged data and a full-blown business crisis that can threaten the very existence of the organization," Benson commented.

In addition, the Sun StorageTek T10000B tape drive also offers Sun StorageTek VolSafe secure media technology which provides write-once read-many (WORM) capability to help meet stringent electronic storage regulatory and legal requirements. Data can be stored securely on non-erasable, non-rewritable tape and recalled quickly when needed.

Sun also announced that the KMS Agent API, published as an Open Source toolkit by the OpenSolaris community, has been adopted and is now supported by HP and IBM in their LTO tape drives, and by EMC in their RSA RKM enterprise key management system.

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Sun StorageTek T10000B Tape Drive

FIPS 140-2 Validation Certificate

Sun StorageTek Crypto Key Management System

Sun StorageTek VolSafe Secure Media Technology

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