Interoperability and Deployment: Secure Communication Built for Your Infrastructure

The perimeter is gone. There is only data and the protection around it. For regulated institutions, secure communication can no longer trail the cloud-native foundation it is meant to protect. Echoworx closes that gap—a fully managed, AWS-native encryption layer that adapts to your environment instead of forcing your environment to adapt to it. We integrate where you already operate, govern what you already own, and scale on the infrastructure you already trust.

Mixed team of software engineers brainstorming ideas for new code library in front of computer screens compiling algorithms. Diverse app developers collaborating on group project in it agency office.

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[This page explains exactly how the platform deploys, integrates, and operates inside a regulated environment.]

Cloud-Native AWS Architecture, Not Cloud-Available

The meaningful divide in this market is between a platform adapted to run in the cloud and a platform built for the cloud from the ground up. Echoworx is a fully managed, cloud-first encryption platform deployed 100% on AWS. You consume the service; we operate the infrastructure beneath it.

  • 100% deployed on AWS
    No customer-run appliances—nothing to rack, patch, or cluster. The patch-and-hardware cycle disappears.
  • AWS Qualified Software
    A recognized basis for your architecture and security review.
  • AWS Marketplace availability
    Procure through private offers aligned to your existing AWS commercial relationship.
  • Elastic scale
    Capacity scales on demand, free of the fixed ceilings of appliance-based models.

Deployment Models

Multi-Tenant

Logical isolation, fastest to provision

Diagram Echoworx Dedicated Instance Deployment Option

Dedicated

Tighter segregation and governance

Diagram of Echoworx's Deployment Options Dedicated AWS Tenant

Regional

Provision in specific AWS regions for data-residency mandates

[No rip-and-replace. Echoworx layers into the gateway topology you already operate.]

Platform-Agnostic SEG Integration

You manage an ecosystem, not a single tool. Echoworx is agnostic by design—it reinforces the security stack you already run rather than replacing it.

Common integrations include:
Microsoft 365, Abnormal, Gmail / Google Workspace, Proofpoint, Broadcom, Mimecast, Cisco

Your inbound hygiene, journaling, filtering, and archiving systems remain untouched.

[Demarcation is clean and reversible—no deep platform hooks, no directory dependency.]

SMTP-Based Demarcation

Integration is based on SMTP send. The footprint is deliberately minimal, so secure communication stays invisible to the user and invincible to the attacker.

  • No MX record changes required
    Echoworx integrates with existing mail flows.
  • No M365 API integration required
    A simple M365 Exchange rule directs only outbound email to Echoworx for encryption.
  • Boundary-level routing
    Messages flagged by DLP, gateway rule, or user action route to Echoworx over SMTP for policy evaluation and delivery.
  • Upstream DLP compatibility
    Echoworx integrates with any upstream DLP solution—when your engine flags sensitive content, encryption applies automatically. No manual tagging, no human error.

Diagram of how Echoworx works - typical routing flow

[One platform, every delivery mode—so the message reaches the recipient in the most secure form they can open.]

Every Delivery Method in One Platform

A single platform covers every method needed to reach any recipient securely, matched to recipient capability without compromise. Branding is available across all delivery methods, and the Encrypted Web Portal is completely mobile-optimized.

  • TLS encryption (with fallback options)
    S/MIME encryption
    PGP encryption
    Secure PDF (full message)

  • Attachment encryption: Secure PDF, Office documents, and Secure ZIP
    Encrypted Web Portal (user-authenticated or per-message authentication models)

[No tiered add-ons, no surprise line items. Capability is included, not unlocked.]

Single Integrated Platform, No Modular Costs

All delivery methods ship within one integrated platform. This is not modular, and there are no additional costs for adopting more methods over time.

Begin with PGP and S/MIME today.
Add Portal or PDF delivery in the future at no extra cost.
One license, one platform, full delivery coverage.

[Native-feeling sender control across both Outlook and Gmail environments, with zero API dependency.]

Email Client Add-Ins for Outlook and Gmail

Modern, web-based add-ins for both Microsoft 365 Outlook and Google Gmail put encryption directly in the sender’s hands—reducing support tickets, not adding to them.

Microsoft 365 Outlook & Google Gmail Add-in

  • Add-in works across Outlook Classic Desktop, Outlook for Mac, Outlook Web, Gmail on the Web and Gmail for iOS and Android.
  • Shared Passphrase control: Set a passphrase and an optional hint for your Shared Passphrase messages.
  • Popular Encrypt button: The sender triggers encryption with one click, applying a MIME header.
  • Track and recall: Track and recall your Web Portal messages at any time.
  • Receipts and expiration: Request delivery and read receipts, and set the expiration period for your Web Portal messages.
  • Fully configurable to your organization’s policies and needs.

 

screen shot of Echoworx's email encryption Google Add-on. Screenshot showing adding a shared passphrase to encrypted message

Using Add-in to send a message with Shared Passphrase encryption

[Deliverability, authentication, and message tracing remain fully intact under your control.]

Mail Flow and Deliverability Continuity

After processing, Echoworx routes all mail back to your gateway for final delivery—so your established controls keep working exactly as intended.

  • Full track and trace
    M365 retains visibility of all messages.
  • SPF / DKIM / DMARC continuity
    Your gateway applies the desired authentication to all outbound delivery—including encrypted messages and notifications from the Echoworx platform.
  • No workflow disruption
    Journaling, filtering, and archiving continue under your existing systems.
  • Architectural takeaway
    Deliverability, authentication, and message tracing remain fully intact under your control.
Graphic illustration of Echoworx's Mail Flow / Topology

After processing, Echoworx routes mail back through your gateway — your controls keep working exactly as intended.

[The certificate lifecycle is automated end to end, while issuance authority stays with you.]

Certificate Authority Integration

Echoworx integrates with leading Certificate Authorities for X.509 auto-generation and key management, so PKI stops being a manual burden.

  • Supported CAs
    DigiCert, SwissSign, and AWS Private CA.
  • Simple setup
    Enter your third-party CA account credentials in the Echoworx Admin Console.
  • Automated issuance
    Echoworx requests new keypairs from the CA—using the CA’s APIs—automatically when required.
  • No expired certs
    S/MIME and PGP lifecycles are managed end to end, so certificates never lapse unmanaged.

Admin Console credentials → automated CA API request → keypair issued/renewed.

[Even in a cloud-compromise scenario, data stays locked without your keys—and the provider cannot read it.]

Key Management and Provider Zero-Access

Security without sovereignty is an illusion. Echoworx is engineered so cryptographic control stays in your hands.
[Echoworx Email Encryption Data Security]

  • MYOK (Manage Your Own Key)

    Revoke, rotate, and safeguard your own keys on your own schedule.

  • FIPS 140-3 validated AWS KMS HSMs

    Hardware-backed key generation and storage.

  • AEAD encryption

    All information is encrypted per customer and per message using Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data.

  • Provider zero-access

    No operational personnel can access or decrypt any information stored within the solution.

[The encryption layer contributes structured, queryable evidence.]

SIEM Integration and Audit Logging

You cannot secure—or prove—what you cannot see. Echoworx turns encrypted traffic from a blind spot into an active data source.

  • API-driven integration with the SIEM platforms you already run.
  • Real-time logging: Every administrative action and message event delivered for near-real-time correlation.
  • Anomaly detection: Continuous event streams support a proactive SOC posture.
  • Always audit-ready: Timestamped, comprehensive logs provide the evidentiary trail for audit and incident reconstruction.

 

[Closing the gap between secure and auditable.]

Compliance by Design

For regulated institutions, DORA, NIS2, GDPR, and KRITIS are not marketing themes—they are inputs to your architecture. Each requirement maps to a concrete control already described above.

DORA Audited disaster recovery, high availability, full auditability, third-party oversight
NIS2 Policy-driven encryption, centralized governance, provable controls
GDPR Data residency control, key custody, granular protection
KRITIS Sovereignty controls, hardware-backed keys, continuous availability

[Echoworx consumes your identity decisions; it does not maintain a parallel access model.]

Identity and Access Management

Secure access is the gateway to secure data. Authentication stays governed by your providers and policies.

  • Protocols
    OpenID Connect (certified), OAuth, and SAML.
  • Identity providers
    Direct integration with Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, and Azure Active Directory.
  • Centralized control
    Granular access and user management inherited from your IdP.
  • External recipients
    Scalable Text Message and TOTP verification, plus passwordless options including passkeys and biometric authentication.
Hub and spoke graphic visually depicting echoworx authentication and access options for web portal, encrypted documents, administrators, account recovery and accessibility.

Identity stays governed by the customer’s existing providers.

[Go-live is a verified state reached through parallel validation—not a leap of faith.]

A Deployment Playbook Built for Realists

We do not drop off software and disappear. A dedicated Engagement Manager owns the technical path from kickoff to validated go-live, with clear documentation at every step.

  1. Kick-off and planning — align goals, define ownership, and set the check-in cadence.
  2. Configuration discovery — map every connection, SMTP route, and integration point. You set outcomes; we handle the how.
  3. Provisioning — engineers provision your cloud encryption service and walk through each integration step.
  4. Customization and testing — configure policies, validate branding and delivery modes, and exercise edge cases against your real environment.
  5. Knowledge transfer — hands-on, recorded training on operation and troubleshooting.
  6. Transition and live support — joint acceptance testing precedes go-live, then handoff to a support team that understands enterprise realities.

Validation mechanics

Dedicated UAT environments, parallel soft-launch piloting, and meticulous key and mail-flow migration preserve business continuity through cutover.

Secure Today, Supported Tomorrow

As you migrate to the cloud, simplify hybrid architecture, and consolidate communication controls, bring your technical evaluation to our expert team. We will walk your architects through integration paths, delivery methods, key custody, audit flows, and deployment mechanics against your environment.

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