Oracle Corporation
MECHANISM TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER VCN NETWORK ENCRYPTION USING CUSTOMER-MANAGED KEYS IN NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION DEVICE

Abstract:

A network interface card, such as a SmartNIC, is used to provide encryption, such as network encryption virtual function (NEVF), for a virtual machine, so that a customer can control network keys in a virtual cloud network. The NEVF includes a memory device (e.g., SRAM) and a crypto processor (e.g., a crypto core). The memory device stores a crypto key. The crypto processor uses the crypto key to encrypt data to and from a virtual machine in the virtual cloud network. A key management system can be used to securely transfer crypto keys to the NEVF. Having one NEVF per virtual machine can enable a customer to manage the crypto key for a virtual cloud network.