Thales

Thales provides advanced network encryption and cryptographic solutions designed to protect sensitive information while it travels across communication networks.

Thales encryptors are engineered to secure data in motion across enterprise, telecommunications, critical infrastructure, and government environments. Depending on the platform and configuration, solutions can provide encryption at different network layers while maintaining network performance and minimizing latency.

Link and IP Encryption

Thales Link and IP Encryptors provide robust protection for data transmitted between sites, network facilities, data centers, and remote locations.

These systems are designed to protect sensitive traffic against interception and unauthorized access while maintaining the availability and performance required for business-critical communications.

Modern Thales High Speed Encryptors support high-throughput network environments and can secure data, voice, video, and metadata as they travel across networks.

Key Capabilities

• High-assurance data-in-motion encryption
• Link-layer and network-layer protection
• Transparent network operation
• Full-duplex line-rate encryption
• Low-latency network performance
• Secure point-to-point communications
• Protection for sensitive data, voice, and video
• Centralized security management
• Flexible encryption policies
• Secure key management
• Network-independent encryption options
• Protection against data interception and eavesdropping

Security for Legacy and Modern Network Protocols

Thales has developed encryption solutions for a broad range of telecommunications and data networking technologies, including both legacy transmission protocols and modern IP-based environments.

Historical Thales Datacryptor platforms included dedicated configurations for Link, Channelized, Frame Relay, X.25, IP, ATM, Gigabit Ethernet, and SONET/SDH networks. Thales certification records specifically document Datacryptor 2000 configurations for X.25/IP/ATM, Link/Channelized/Frame Relay, as well as Datacryptor SONET/SDH and Gigabit Ethernet products.

Leased Line Security

Protect sensitive communications transmitted over dedicated leased-line connections. Encryption can be deployed between network endpoints to help maintain confidentiality and integrity across provider-managed transmission infrastructure.

Frame Relay Security

Support secure communications over legacy Frame Relay networks by encrypting sensitive traffic before it traverses the transmission network.

X.25 Security

Provide encryption capabilities for X.25-based communication environments where legacy data networks continue to support specialized operational or industrial applications.

SONET / SDH Security

Thales has offered dedicated SONET/SDH encryption platforms designed to protect data transported over optical synchronous networks.

High-Speed Network Encryption

Modern Thales High Speed Encryption solutions are designed to secure high-bandwidth network traffic without creating significant performance bottlenecks.

Current Thales network encryptor families include the CN4000, CN6000, CN7000, and CN9000 series, covering applications from remote and branch environments through high-performance data center and core network deployments. Depending on the series, encryption speeds range from hundreds of Mbps to up to 100 Gbps.

Secure Data Without Compromising Performance

Network encryption needs to provide strong security while preserving the performance characteristics of the underlying network.

Thales High Speed Encryptors use a cut-through architecture designed to minimize latency and jitter. The solutions also support transparent operation and line-rate encryption for demanding network environments.

Performance-Focused Protection

• High-throughput encryption
• Low network overhead
• Ultra-low latency
• Full-duplex operation
• Protocol-transparent operation
• Support for high-speed Ethernet environments
• Consistent performance across network traffic

Advanced Cryptographic Protection

Thales network encryption platforms incorporate strong cryptographic mechanisms and hardware-based security features designed to protect encryption keys and sensitive security parameters.

Depending on the product family, capabilities include AES-based encryption, protected key management, certificate authority integration, access controls, secure management, and tamper-resistant hardware.

Secure Communications Across Multiple Network Environments

Thales encryption solutions can be deployed across a variety of network architectures and transmission environments.

Typical applications include:

• Enterprise WAN security
• Government network protection
• Data center interconnects
• Telecommunications infrastructure
• Critical infrastructure
• Remote office connectivity
• Private network security
• Optical transport networks
• Ethernet WANs
• Legacy telecommunications networks
• Cloud and hybrid network environments

Typical Applications

Enterprise WAN Security

Protect sensitive business information transmitted between headquarters, branches, data centers, and remote offices.

Government and Defense Networks

Provide high-assurance protection for sensitive communications and mission-critical information transmitted across distributed network infrastructures.

Data Center Interconnect

Secure data traveling between geographically distributed data centers while maintaining the throughput required for high-volume applications.

Telecommunications Networks

Protect communications transported across carrier and service-provider infrastructures.

Critical Infrastructure

Secure operational data and communications across industrial, energy, transportation, and other critical infrastructure networks.

Legacy Network Protection

Extend security to environments based on leased lines, Frame Relay, X.25, ATM, and SONET/SDH where legacy communication technologies remain operational.

Benefits

Strong Data Confidentiality

Protect sensitive information while it is transmitted between trusted network endpoints.

Secure Data in Motion

Prevent unauthorized parties from accessing or intercepting sensitive network traffic.

Minimal Performance Impact

High-speed encryption architectures are designed to maintain network throughput while minimizing latency.

Broad Network Compatibility

Support a wide range of network technologies, from legacy telecommunications protocols to modern Ethernet and IP infrastructures.

Scalable Security

Choose encryption platforms appropriate for remote locations, enterprise networks, data center interconnects, and high-speed core environments.

Centralized Management

Modern Thales network encryptors can be centrally configured and managed, helping organizations maintain consistent security policies across distributed environments.

A Secure Foundation for Data in Motion

From legacy leased-line, Frame Relay, X.25, and SONET/SDH networks to modern high-speed Ethernet and IP infrastructures, Thales provides encryption technologies designed to protect information throughout its journey across the network.

By combining high-assurance cryptography, secure key management, network transparency, and performance-focused architectures, Thales solutions help organizations maintain confidentiality and integrity without compromising the availability of critical communications.