Oracle Announces Database 11g With Intel Xeon 5600 Series Processor

Oracle has announced a breakthrough in the speed of the Transparent Data Encryption feature of Oracle Advanced Security for Oracle Database 11g Release 2 running on Intel Xeon 5600 series processor-based servers with Intel Advanced Encryption Standard New Instructions (Intel AES-NI). To help organisations protect data privacy at a lower cost.

Oracle Database 11g Release 2 Transparent Data Encryption shows 10x speedup in AES encryption processing rate and 8x speedup of decryption processing rate using 256 bit keys on Intel Xeon X5680 processor utilising AES-NI as compared to Intel Xeon X5560 processor without AES-NI. Similarly, 128 bit key AES encryption processing rate was accelerated 10x, and decryption processing rate was accelerated 7x.

With Oracle Advanced Security’s Transparent Data Encryption enabled, Oracle Database 11g automatically encrypts and decrypts data as it is written or read from disk. Data at rest is thereby protected against unauthorised access without any changes to database applications.

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Oracle Advanced Security deployment is fast, and easily accomplished through Oracle Enterprise Manager’s Grid Control interface. Transparent Data Encryption key management is built-in and master keys can be optionally stored on centralised high assurance network attached devices.

Part of Oracle’s comprehensive portfolio of database security solutions, Oracle Advanced Security helps organisations comply with privacy and regulatory mandates such as Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and Sarbanes-Oxley, as well as numerous breach notification laws.

“We have focused on making data encryption transparent with Oracle Advanced Security to help customers protect data and meet regulatory requirements without costly application changes,” said Vipin Samar, Vice President, Database Security, Oracle. “Customers running a combination of Transparent Data Encryption on Intel Xeon 5600 series processor-based hardware platforms can now encrypt their data 10 times faster.”

“Intel and Oracle continue to deliver innovative solutions to end users’ most compelling business needs,” said Boyd Davis, Intel Architecture Group Vice President and General Manager, Intel Data Centre Group Marketing. “The recent combination of Oracle Advanced Security and the hardware-accelerated encryption built into the Intel Xeon processor 5600 series enables customers to achieve superior database encryption performance.”