Take the Next Step
For more than 40 years, encryption has been our trusted safeguard, protecting confidential data from theft and misuse. We’ve had the luxury of a “set it and forget it™” mindset; deploy encryption once and trust its strength by default. Widespread updates due to broken, vulnerable algorithms were unnecessary, and not required to maintain data security. But that era is ending.
Traditional encryption will be under siege by quantum-powered attacks, exposing sensitive data that was once considered secure. The attack surface is expanding, and encryption itself will soon become a vulnerability to manage. Organizations must take proactive steps now to protect their encrypted data and ensure long-term security against evolving threats.
We recommend the initial step of hardening your existing infrastructure with Phio TX®, a key management system that makes existing encryption quantum safe. Its modular architecture enables seamless integration into existing network infrastructure with minimal disruption to ongoing operations, no network performance degradation or downtime due to crypto upgrades. Phio TX® is available in multiple form factors, including a container version for native integration with Cisco® networking.
Cisco integration with Phio TX-EM
The Phio TX virtualized container application (Phio TX-EM) hardens Cisco networking infrastructure by making classic encryption quantum safe and enables smoother migration to post quantum cryptography. Supported on Cisco IOS XE and XR routers that enable container-based applications such as the Cisco Catalyst 8000v, NCS 540,and Nexus switches supporting containers, Phio TX-EM has the benefit of over-the-network provisioning, installation, configuration and distribution of Phio TX key management as an integrated process within the network itself.
Phio TX-EM takes a completely different, highly secure approach.
Highly Secure SKIP
SKIP key requests are kept within the cryptographic boundary of the Cisco devices, making this the most secure SKIP PQC implementation available, eliminating the possibility of data leakage due to weakly configured external SKIP calls. Only FIPS-validated (140-3 & 203) PQC key exchanges are passed between the Cisco devices.
No Stolen Keys
Unlike products that rely on pre-shared or static keys, vulnerable to theft or compromise – Phio TX uses ephemeral keys, dynamically generated in memory and deleted after use, eliminating security risks associated with storing keys on endpoints or somewhere in the network.
Mitigate quantum attacks
A strong symmetric key is created and travels out-of-band independently from the encrypted data. This separation of keys from data protects against quantum and other attacks (HNDL, man-in-the-middle).
NIST Validated
Phio TX® is the industry’s first NIST-validated FIPS 203 end-to-end PQC solution, enabling Quantum-safe MACsec and IPsec virtual private networks (VPNs). All versions of the FIPS 203 ML-KEM algorithm are supported. And NIST validated for the latest FIPS 140-3 cryptographic module standard.
The Time is Now
Quantum threats aren’t some distant future—the time to prepare is today. Organizations that fail to prepare risk leaving their data vulnerable to cryptographic breakthroughs. As Benjamin Franklin famously said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
Phio TX-EM hardens your existing infrastructure against quantum threats and ensures a smooth transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), so organizations can operate with confidence, knowing their data security is future-proofed.
To learn more, visit https://quantumxc.com/, contact us info@quantumxc.com, or visit us in person at Cisco Live in the Security & Networking Village June 8-12.
