PK Protect SDK Encryption: Data-Centric Security in Your Applications
With PK Protect SDK, you don’t have to choose between security and productivity. It embeds encryption into the applications and workflows your teams use. Secure sensitive data and meet compliance requirements, without friction.
Trusted by leading organizations for over 40 years
Traditional encryption is disruptive. Here’s why.
Broken Applications and Workflows
Applications and workflows can’t read or process encrypted files, causing processes to fail, which undermines productivity and automation.
Unencrypted Disk Exposure
For applications to function, encrypted data is decrypted and written to disk, creating periods where sensitive data is unencrypted and at risk.
Incomplete Platform Coverage
Many solutions lack support beyond Windows, macOS, and Linux, causing workflow failures when data moves to platforms like Unix or IBM i.
SDK Encryption at Scale
FISERV, one of the world’s largest financial services companies, uses PK Protect SDK for seamless encryption. They decrypt encrypted transaction data in-stream, allowing applications to read and process files without ever writing unencrypted data to disk. This ensures sensitive data remains protected on servers, reducing compliance scope and audit exposure.
PKWARE is the backbone of our data protection strategy. With agents across all endpoints, we seamlessly encrypt and decrypt files while managing petabytes of data. For over 5 years, PKWARE has helped us meet audit requirements with confidence and trust.
Adam Coelho
Cyber Security Director, Fiserv
Managing Encrypted Data the Old Way vs. the SDK Way
A Compliance Workflow Solution That Doesn’t Slow Down Business
Encryption in Applications
Allow authorized applications and users to consume data, enabling enterprise-wide automation and security.
Intact Workflows
Embed encrypt and decrypt operations within applications and workflows for secure access without breaking processes.
Zero Disk Exposure
Enable in-stream encryption and decryption, so sensitive data never has to be written to disk in an unencrypted state.
Read MoreEncryption in Motion
Ensure data remains encrypted not only at rest but also as it moves between systems, servers, workflows, and applications.
Read MoreReduced Audit Scope
Minimize the number of systems considered in scope for regulations by keeping data encrypted during application processing.
Broad Platform Coverage
Protect data when used and shared across disparate platforms, ensuring consistent security and control across all environments without complexity.
PK Protect SDK: Supported Platforms
| Platform | Version |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Windows | Windows Server 2025, 2022, 2019, 2016 Windows 11,10 |
| MacOS | Sonoma 14, Sequoia 15, Tahoe 26 |
| Linux – RedHat | RedHat 8 or newer |
| Linux – SUSE | 12 SP5 and 15 SP3 on x86_64 |
| Linux – Ubuntu | 16.04 (LTS) and greater on X86 and X86_64 |
| UNIX – IBM AIX | 7L version 7.2 or newer |
| UNIX – Solaris | 10 and 11.3 on UltraSPARC and X86 |
| IBM i | V7R3 or newer |