SafeXcel™ Security Processors

The most cost-effective line of high-speed security solutions on the market today

Fully integrated with AuthenTec’s QuickSec VPN security software, the Company’s portfolio of SafeXcel products provide the market's only complete hardware/software security solution for networking and communications OEMs - delivering superior protection while reducing cost and time to market.

The processors and co-processors deliver performance rates from 100 Mbps to multi 1Gbps and offer the most advanced security and packet processing offload features available.

The SafeXcel processor products offer an ideal platform for OEMs building feature-rich networking and communications products for enterprise, SOHO, and telecommunications markets.  All SafeXcel processors have NIST algorithm certificates to facilitate fast FIPS 140-2 certification.

AuthenTec also provides plug-in PCI cards with high-speed security processors for every design requirement - at the best price-performance points in the industry.

High Performance Security Processors

The SafeXcel-51xx chips are high-performance security solutions specifically designed for Small and Medium Enterprise security applications. The processor is primarily targeted at VPN gateway appliances with Ethernet connectivity. The SafeXcel-51xx’s rich set of features and interfaces also makes it an ideal choice for other security-demanding applications like network interface cards, broadband access devices, and multimedia home network equipment. The SafeXcel-51xx is a unique single-chip solution that integrates an industry-standard ARMv4-compliant 32-bit RISC processor and security acceleration for best-in-class security, performance and cost advantage.

High-performance security processor for small and medium enterprises (SME)

• SafeXcel-5140 – In line security processing at T3 line rates (90Mbps aggregate)

• SafeXcel-5150 - In line security processing at Fast Ethernet line rates (200Mbps aggregate)

• SafeXcel-5160 - In line security processing at STM-1/OC3 line rates (310Mbps aggregate)

Security Co-Processors

High-Performance Security Co-Processors 

The SafeXcel-184x is a highly integrated, high speed network security co-processor targeted to VPN applications in mid-to high-range network devices and appliances. With the SafeXcel-184x, host processors off-load packet processing and Public Key computations, thus optimizing overall system performance:

• SafeXcel-1840 – Security Coprocessor with PCI interface (1 Gbps)

• SafeXcel-1841 – Security Coprocessor with PCI interface (1 Gbps) & SPI-3 interface (2Gbps)

• SafeXcel-1842 – Security Coprocessor with PCI interface (2 Gbps) & SPI-3 interface (3Gbps)

Cost-effective Security Co-Processors

The SafeXcel-1141, SafeXcel-1741, SafeXcel-1742 and SafeXcel-1746 are highly integrated VPN security co-processor optimized for very cost-sensitive designs. These solutions are designed specifically to accelerate IPsec and incorporate security engines for IPsec ESP and AH transforms, basic encrypt/decrypt and hash operations, Public Key operations, and Random Number Generation operations.

The SafeXcel-1742 is a unique product in the market offering all the latest cryptographic and security algorithms such as AES-GCM, AES-CCM, AES-XCBC and SHA-512.

• SafeXcel-1141

• SafeXcel-1741

• SafeXcel-1742

Plug-in Security PCI Cards

To maximize performance of network security appliances, AuthenTec provides plug-in PCI cards with high-speed security processors for every design requirement - at the best price-performance points in the industry. Deployed in industry-leading network security appliances, AuthenTec's field-proven SafeXcel security PCI cards provide an excellent and easy plug-in solution for a broad range of applications - from low-cost to high-performance IPsec, SSL, and Content Inspection acceleration for VPN gateways:

• SafeXcel-171 PCI Card: designed for mid-range VPN appliance market

• SafeXcel-141 PCI Card: designed for low-end VPN appliance market

• SafeXcel-172 PCI Card: designed for mid-range VPN appliance market, supports multiple security algorithms

• SafeXcel-176 PCI Card: designed for high and mid-range VPN appliance market, supports the latest security algorithms and very high speed Public Key Infrastructure support for HSM and SSL appliances 

• SafeXcel-182 PCI-X Card: High-performance, 1.4 GB/sec, for mid- to high-end VPN appliance market

• SafeXcel-180 PCI-X Card: High-performance, 1 GB/sec, for mid- to high-end VPN appliance market