Security review teams ask the same three questions of every network vendor: how is traffic encrypted, is the cryptography validated, and can we legally buy the hardware? Peplink answers all three cleanly.
AES-256 + TLS 1.3, on every link
SpeedFusion tunnels are protected with AES-256 encryption negotiated over TLS 1.3. The detail that matters for a bonded network: each WAN link inside a tunnel is uniquely encrypted. A bonded tunnel running over two cellular carriers and a Starlink terminal is not one encrypted pipe copied three times — it is three independently keyed transports feeding one virtual link. Compromising a single path discloses nothing usable, and losing a path never interrupts the tunnel’s security posture.
FIPS with firmware 8.6
Firmware 8.6 makes FIPS mode a permanent, supported platform capability rather than a special build. 8.6 also modernizes the certificate stack — legacy DSA keys, short RSA keys, and PKCS#12 bundles that fail current standards are rejected outright, and FIPS deployments enforce strong (14+ character) IPsec pre-shared keys. If your compliance framework requires validated cryptography — federal, defense-adjacent, healthcare, or finance — the platform meets you there out of the box. See everything in Firmware 8.6.
TAA compliance
Peplink hardware is TAA-compliant (Trade Agreements Act), which means it is eligible for U.S. federal procurement and the government-adjacent contracts that inherit those rules. For public-sector buyers this is often the first gate a vendor fails — Peplink passes it.
What this means in practice
- Every SpeedFusion tunnel: AES-256, TLS 1.3, unique per-link keys — no configuration required.
- FIPS mode: enable it on 8.6 and the platform enforces validated crypto end to end.
- TAA hardware: procurable for federal and state contracts without waivers.