ExtraHop's Solutions Now Support Decryption and Analysis of 2048-bit SSL-Encrypted Application Data

According to a recent announcement by ExtraHop Networks, its network-based application performance management (APM (News - Alert)) solutions now support decryption and analysis of 2048-bit secure sockets layer (SSL)-encrypted application data. The new feature ensures improved security and application monitoring capabilities.

The upgradation also implies that now the ExtraHop Application Delivery Assurance system supports real-time decryption and analysis of SSL traffic, including SSLv3; TLSI 1.0; SSLv2 handshakes; RSA (News - Alert) key exchanges; and RC4, AES, and 3DES symmetric ciphers. Also, the system will also be able to support SSL envelope analysis to determine which SSL certificates are being used, making it easy for organizations to determine if their SSL certificates are up to date according to the latest NIST recommendations.

“If organizations can’t see their network traffic data, they can’t monitor the health of their applications. And with increased use of SSL encryption, gaining visibility into the data needed to ensure that business-critical transactions do not fail is harder than ever,” said Jesse Rothstein (News - Alert), CEO and co-founder of ExtraHop Networks, in a statement. “With this latest functionality, organizations can continue to use passive monitoring solutions in the most secure environments. Maintaining visibility into application transaction data is crucial for organizations wanting to keep their complex enterprise networks and application environments running smoothly.”

In related news, ExtraHop Networks (News - Alert) recently released version 3.5 of the ExtraHop Application Delivery Assurance system. The highlight of the new system is the Application Inspection Triggers technology, which brings an unprecedented level of customization for real-time network and application management. It allows IT personnel to customize performance monitoring of business-critical applications without the overhead and deployment headaches of agent-based technologies. The ExtraHop Application Delivery Assurance system performs the fastest and deepest analysis in the industry, achieving real-time transaction monitoring at speeds up to 10Gbps in a single appliance and application-level visibility with no agents, configuration, or overhead.

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Edited by Rich Steeves