The foremost benefit of integrating Owl Computing DualDiode transfer technology is the immediate hardening of the existing cross-domain connection.  Data diodes isolate both send and receive networks at the hardware level so that no information is leaked from the receiving domain.  This trust-nothing one-way data transfer route is NIAP EAL4 certified and accredited.  Designed to support the nation’s most stringent information protection needs, Owl’s exclusively patented DualDiode technology can scale the inherently diverse and unequal security policies and architecture types required for transfer at any level of government, including those on any isolated high-security network domain.  Networks Secured By Owl, can send data in any format securely over the high-speed DualDiode link, and have the assurance that this information will never be corrupted or repudiated while traveling over the fail-safe connection.  Below are some other key benefits that customers experience after installing an Owl DualDiode secure data transfer system:

Physical Hardware Enforced Security

• DualDiode does not rely on any commodity software for security enforcement— eliminating network downtime for patch management and other maintenance processes
• DualDiode hardware enforced security cannot leak data
• The DualDiode data transfer tool  is a hardware device, impervious to conventional software hacking
• Hardware enforced one-way data transfer offers unrivaled security for your most sensitive data. DualDiode technology is NIAP EAL4 certified and accredited, and is currently being tested for EAL5 accreditation

Fool-Proof Design 

• No passwords to use— No authentication necessary 
• Communications independent of TCP/IP
• One-way data diode connections deny the possibility of network probing for vulnerability, a prelude for cyber-attack

Fail-Safe Design 

• In the event of the mechanism sustaining physical damage—at worst— no data is transferred, and no data is leaked
• If  the device is improperly configured - no back office data is compromised

For File-Based Products

• Intuitive operation 
• Files are a natural context for content examination 
• Traditional threats, as well as buffer overflows are a non-issue 
• Simple program API 

For TCP/UDP Packet-Based Products: 

• Seamless network connectivity 
• Full routing control 
• IP filtering capability 

System is Complementary and Hardens All Existing Security Infrastructure 

• One-way transfer eliminates the need to encrypt back-office networks because data cannot flow outbound
• Administrator error safe - data cannot physically move out

Superior to Specialized LAN Solutions 

• No additional product LAN to support 
• Hierarchical directory mirroring allows for departmental categorization of data

Promotes Optimal Function of Enterprise Applications and Infrastructure 

• Walk-Nets 
• Data Vaults 
• Entrust LDAP - PKI Server 
• CGI-BIN Web interfaces 
• Secure SYSLOG Archives 
• Database Transfers