Thales CipherTrust Manager for NetApp Cloud ONTAP is a hardened, 64-bit, virtual security appliance that provides centralized key management and data access policies for NetApp Cloud ONTAP. Thales key management simplifies the operational challenges of managing encryption keys, making sure keys are secure and information is always available to authorized users across your NetApp Cloud ONTAP environment. 

Thales CipherTrust Manager maintains data confidentiality on NetApp Cloud ONTAP through efficient centralized key management and by enforcing customized security policies surrounding data access. This combination of a modern storage infrastructure and Thales key management delivers the peace of mind that your data and its encryption keys are protected against unauthorized access, while simultaneously making the most efficient use of your storage investments. 

Thales CipherTrust Manager centralizes all key management activities, including key signing, role-based administration, quorum control, backup and distribution of encryption keys, and an optional hardware root of trust using Thales Hardware Security Modules or Amazon CloudHSM service. 

Meeting compliance mandates in the cloud is greatly simplified through verifiable and auditable enterprise key management all keys, certificates, and passwords are securely managed; key ownership is clearly defined; and key lifecycle management is logged to provide a non-repudiative audit trail.

NetApp and Thales Deliver a Cost- Effective Centralized Key Management Solution - Solution Brief

NetApp is a data authority for hybrid clouds. The company provides a full range of hybrid cloud data services that simplify management of applications and data across on-premises and cloud environments to accelerate digital transformation. Together with partners like Thales, NetApp empowers global organizations to unleash the full potential of their data to expand customer touchpoints, foster greater innovation, and optimize their operations.

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NetApp creates storage systems and software that help customers store, manage, protect, and retain one of their most precious corporate assets: their data.

NetApp is recognized for continually pushing the limits of today’s technology so that customers never have to choose between saving money and acquiring the capabilities they need to be successful. NetApp offers several applications that integrate with Thales StorageSecure and Thales CipherTrust Manager to provide users with powerful storage and archive solutions.

NetApp and Thales have partnered to provide advanced encryption services based on high-speed, 256-bit AES encryption and featuring redundant components and clustered failover for high reliability.

Thales CipherTrust Manager offers a secure, automated, centrally managed system that can store and manage data encryption keys in NetApp storage environments, as well as hundreds of encryption appliances and endpoints. Thales CipherTrust Manager is compatible with the NetApp NSE solution which leverages self encrypting drives.

Thales CipherTrust Manager is a next-generation drop-in replacement for the NetApp LKM appliance.

NetApp E-Series hybrid and all-flash storage products are found in enterprise SAN environments such as big data analytics, technical computing, video surveillance, and backup. High performance, reliability, and flexible configuration allow E-Series products to address a wide range of workloads, from high-IOPS or bandwidth-intensive streaming applications to mixed workloads delivering effective consolidation. NetApp and Thales have partnered to offer customers a secure, automated, centrally managed system to store and manage data encryption keys in NetApp storage environments, as well as hundreds of encryption appliances and endpoints through Thales CipherTrust Manager key management platform. Thales CipherTrust Manager is compatible with the NetApp E-Series storage arrays which leverage self-encrypting drives.

Thales CipherTrust Manager offers a secure, automated, centrally managed system that can store and manage data encryption keys in NetApp storage environments, as well as hundreds of encryption appliances and endpoints. Thales CipherTrust Manager is compatible with the NetApp NVE solution which provides the ability to leverage volume level encryption.