Vormetric Application Crypto Suite Reviews

I use the system to encrypt sensitive data or crown jewel data stored in various places within organizations. For example, we can encrypt databases with it. We store and manage the encryption keys from there, controlling how long to maintain them before rotating or destroying them. It also works with cloud solutions and cloud providers.

One of the most valuable features is the solution's integration with many leading industry solutions, both on-premises and cloud-based. It has API integration with a large number of technologies.

The key management capability supports security protocols by providing an additional layer of security by separating duties. It's more secure to store encryption keys in a separate system like Thales rather than locally. If a database is compromised, the keys in Thales remain protected, making it harder for attackers to access the information.

Some feature sets could be improved, particularly alerting, reporting, and monitoring capabilities.

I have been working with the product for two years. 

Vormetric Application Crypto Suite is stable. 

The tool's scalability is good. The product integrates with a variety of technologies, including well-known ones, which makes it scalable.

Support could be improved. It depends on the support level you purchase, as they don't have set SLAs. The system is stable, so you don't often need a fast turnaround for support. Waiting 30 minutes to an hour for non-critical issues is okay. Response time for critical issues depends on your support level.

Positive

The initial setup can be somewhat complex but not overwhelmingly so. In our large environment, which required a high-availability solution, deployment took about three to four months. The complexity and time required depend on your specific requirements. I was part of a two to four person team deploying the system.

I rate Vormetric Application Crypto Suite an eight out of ten. 

Our company implements this solution for our clients. The use case differs depending on the organization. 

Transfer encryption is a great feature of Crypto Suite. The solution is very user-friendly and enables us to provide the security of a database file folder layer. It's easy to encrypt and manage whatever files, logs, or transition data come into the folder or onto a directory, and we can give access to whoever needs to see sensitive data. Many companies, small and large, are using this product because it's so user-friendly.

We're getting to the end of support for Vormetric and on the implementation side it's already going through CipherTrust. This solution could be more agent-led with options for simplifying implementation. I'd also like to see some automation in the product. Documentation could also be improved when it comes to key management in Oracle.

The solution is scalable and works in a large environment but it's important to be aware of latency issues. 

Customer support is reasonable on the whole but it could be improved. 

Neutral

This is a security solution so the initial setup is somewhat complex and can take a couple of hours. For one physical box, deployment can take around two hours. Implementation throughout an entire organization might take one week. If it's a huge project, then deployment requires input from five or six different people. There might be two on L1, two or three on L2, and one on L3.

The solution is affordable, including for smaller companies. The cost is approximately $3,000 per license, which is quite reasonable. It's a one-off unlimited license. 

DSM will reach the end of support in 2024, and it'll move to CipherTrust Manager and be their main product. This is one of the good products in the security market and I recommend it. 

I rate this solution eight out of 10.