Overview
The XG45 is a purpose built hardware platform for rapid cloud and mobile services deployments, governance and light-weight integration and edge of network security gateway.
Secure web services, applications and data with optimized, customizable, scalable and automated service visibility and governance. DataPower XG45 Appliance:
- Provides front line defense for inbound and outbound traffic by acting as a web facing application firewall and/or web services proxy
- Offers web services security by performing critical security functions such as XML schema validation, XML encryption, XML signature, WS-Security and protects messages across the enterprise.
- Helps achieve and maintain industry/regulatory compliance such as PCI compliance with robust data protection, policy enforcement, and auditing capabilities.
- Easily signs, verifies, encrypts, and decrypts any content for superior authentication and authorization
- Enforces security standards with zero coding using configurable XML encryption, digital signatures, and OAuth.
- Includes lightweight application Integration for additional application and/or database connectivity.
- Provides centralized policy management, enhanced WebSphere Service Registry and Repository and ITCAM integration for better service governance and SLA management.
- Higher TCO and enhanced performance with next-generation XML hardware acceleration and 10 gigabit Ethernet, extended memory support for large messages and optimized load distribution with the option for Application Optimization (AO).
- Decreases cost by enabling self load balancing: AO is designed to front load balance DataPower throughout a cluster of appropriately configured the appliances by “self load balancing" - eliminating the need for additional front end load balancers
- Simplifies industry-specific implementation with industry pack support for standards such as retail (PCI, Sarbanes–Oxley), healthcare (HIPPA & HL7, X12), and supply chain (EDIFACT)
Book
Redbook: Introduction to WebSphere DataPower SOA Appliances
Product framework
Purpose-built, easy-to-deploy network devices that simplify, help secure, and accelerate your XML/Web services and SOA deployments.



