Viasat’s KG-142 encryptor. Photo: ViaSat.

ViaSat has announced that its ViaSat KG-142, a 100 Gbps type 1 Ethernet encryptor, is now National Security Agency (NSA)-certified. Building on ViaSat’s Internet Protocol (IP) encryption heritage, the ViaSat KG-142 is a Type 1 MACsec Ethernet encryptor capable of operating at speeds up to 100 Gbps, according to the company.

It delivers the encryption power of 10 separate 10 Gbps encryptors in a single 1U rack unit, increasing scalability, and minimizing network overhead for layer 2 Ethernet communications up to Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).

The encryptor also uses a software-upgradeable design to ensure the network’s security framework can evolve to meet future cybersecurity standards and interoperability requirements without hardware changes. ViaSat is developing point-to-multipoint and 10 Gbps software-enabled features, which will be available later this year.