Brocade Gen 7 Platform Security. Solution Brief
Brocade Gen 7 Platform Security. Solution Brief
Brocade Gen 7 Platform Security. Solution Brief
Overview
With an ever-evolving cyber threat landscape, IT
organizations must be able to ensure that the hardware Brocade Gen 7 Platform Security
and firmware they deploy is genuine and has not been • Secure Boot ensures that the hardware and
altered. The smallest oversight could have severe firmware have not been modified.
consequences on the business, resulting in data loss • Secure Optics ensures the integrity and security of
or poor reliability and performance, and ultimately lost the optics.
time and money. This is why it’s vitally important that
• Secure Licensing ensures that only legitimate
IT organizations do not overlook the SAN security and
licenses are installed.
avoid compromised switches, and counterfeit optics
or licenses. Brocade has implemented many security
measures in its Gen 7 hardware platforms to make
sure the hardware, operating system, and software are
genuine. These security features include the following
benefits:
What Is at Risk?
All technology products are at risk of malicious players
Secure Boot compromising hardware or software throughout the
• An integrity check of hardware and firmware during supply chain.
the boot process ensures the switch has not been
altered. • Security: Mitigates security threats and vulnerabilities
by ensuring the operating system image has not been
• Validates the integrity of the Fabric Operating
altered. Brocade authenticates the operating system
System image.
image and the hardware has not been modified since
Secure Optics it left the factory.
• Brocade switches validate that the installed optics
• Reliability: Genuine hardware ensures high reliability
are genuine, high-quality Brocade optics which
and prevents the substitution of compromised or
optimizes the reliability and availability of your SAN.
inferior components by disreputable players in the
• Brocade employs an integrated “system-wide” supply chain.
approach to ensure the reliability and performance
• Performance: Genuine hardware and software
of optics, using a combination of new security
ensures maximum performance through the life of
verification technology embedded in the switch
the product.
hardware, operating system, and optics themselves.
• Support: Secure boot and secure licensing confirms
Secure Licensing
the integrity of the system and minimizes support
• Gen 7 licensing includes security-level encryption to
calls due to tampering by unauthorized entities.
ensure that the licenses installed are legitimate and to
guarantee their functionality.
• Secure licensing safeguards enterprise investment in
Brocade hardware and software licenses, ensuring
proper functioning of the switch and its licensed For additional details on the available Gen 7 Platform
features. Security support offerings, visit Brocade Support.