Gazzang ezNcrypt sits between the storage engine and file system to encrypt data before it enters the disk
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Cloud-based data encryption provider Gazzang (www.gazzang.com) recently announced that its ezNcrypt data security solution now supports the CloudLinux platform.
This announcement comes nearly two months after cloud hosting provider GoGrid started offering ezNcrypt data security solution on its platform.
According to the press release, its compatibility with the Linux OS improves the stability of shared hosting and multi-tenant environments.
Gazzang ensures that web hosting and data center customers’ data stored in MySQL databases is automatically encrypted and secured.
Gazzang says CloudLinux prevents a single site from slowing or taking down an entire server so it is ideal for shared hosting providers managing large numbers of accounts.
CloudLinux Lightweight Virtual Environment limits the amount of resources available to an individual account so administrators can control resource demands of individual tenants.
“The demands of shared hosting are increasingly stressing infrastructure as well as the sysadmins responsible for keeping order,” Igor Seletskiy, founder and CEO of CloudLinux said in a statement. “We’re happy to see Gazzang work to improve the security of sensitive data as we work to improve stability and help shared hosts increase server density, all while making sysadmins lives a little easier.”
Gazzang claims its ezNcrypt solution auto-encrypts MySQL data at rest with dual authentication keys without changing existing applications or databases. The company says ezNcrypt’s availability on the CloudLinux platform increases the range of secure data services for hosting and data center customers, especially those clients within regulated industries like financial services or healthcare.
“With the latest rash of high-profile security breaches, the security of hosted data has become a hot topic for cloud computing customers,” Larry Warnock, president and CEO at Gazzang said in a statement. “By encrypting all hosted data, providers can provide a viable ‘last line of defense’ against internal and external security threats. Working with CloudLinux allows us to offer a broader range encryption solutions to hosting providers and their customers who demand performance and security in the cloud.”
Gazzang says it plans to support “all market-relevant Linux variations.”
Currently there are 12 Gazzang-supported Linux distributions with over 200 supported kernels, according to the press release.
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