User Manual

Encryption Algorithm Overview
The X-Wall MX family ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) is the 7th generation of X-
Wall Technology. It is engineered specifically to encrypt/decrypt entire SATA hard drive
including boot sector and operating system in real-time performance. The cryptographic engine
of the X-Wall MX is NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) of USA and CSE
(Communications Security Establishment) of Canada certified hardware AES (Advanced
Encryption Standard) algorithm.
How does it work?
X-Wall MX, an SATA to SATA cryptographic bridge chip, sits right in between host SATA and the
device SATA hard drive, encrypting entire SATA drive with wire speed performance while
providing up to 256-bit AES hardware strength.
System performance with X-Wall MX engaged is unaffected. X-Wall MX can be operated with
SATA1.0a & 2.0 compliant disk drives with a sustained throughput of 150MB/sec. The
performance-optimized AES hardware engine performs all encryption and decryption. There
are no extra software components, eliminating entirely the memory and interrupt overheads.
X-Wall MX requires no device driver and is independent from and invisible to all known
Operating Systems including embedded OS. As long as the drive is SATA1.0a & 2.0 compliant, X-
Wall MX will work in the system. Once authenticated, its operation is completely transparent to
all users. There is no complex GUI involved therefore your regular computing behavior is
unchanged.
Key Management
Hawker Key Management with X-Wall M includes PIN/Password through Pre-boot
authentication a USB type external key token.
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