SINA Box
As a VPN gateway, the SINA Box is a core component of the central IT infrastructure in “Classified” level networks. On the one hand, it connects private networks belonging to public authorities or companies via public networks, the Internet in particular. On the other, access to (terminal) server areas by SINA clients is provided via SINA Boxes – which serve as cryptographic network access points. The exchanged data is transmitted in so-called VPN tunnels either between SINA Boxes only or between SINA clients and SINA Boxes.
The holistic security concept of the SINA Box comprises a secure (SINA Linux) system platform, smart card technology, IPSec-protected communication and scaled and configured hardware compliant with approval standards.
The SINA Boxes are approved in various configurations for the transmission of classified material up to and including TOP SECRET (Germany), NATO SECRET (NATO) and SECRET UE (EU).
SINA Boxes are used, for example, to protect the IVBV and IVBB networks of the German Federal Administration or to ensure secure communication between all of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ German embassies and the central network nodes in Berlin and Bonn.
