SafeNet

SafeNet, Inc. was a technology company specializing in information security and data protection solutions for enterprises and government clients. The company offered encryption, cryptographic key management, hardware security modules, data tokenization, software licensing protection, and network security products used to protect data in transit and at rest. Its Luna family of hardware security modules and Sentinel licensing and protection products were among its best‑known offerings. SafeNet served industries including financial services, government, healthcare, and telecommunications, supporting on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid deployments.

SafeNet was founded in the late 1980s as a provider of cryptographic security technology. In 2011, SafeNet was acquired by Gemalto, a digital security company. Gemalto itself was acquired by Thales in 2019, and SafeNet technologies were integrated into Thales’s cybersecurity portfolio.

Today, SafeNet technologies continue to be marketed as part of Thales’s data security offerings, with the Luna HSMs and Sentinel licensing products still in use under the Thales umbrella. The SafeNet name is often used to refer to legacy product lines within the Thales ecosystem, while the underlying cryptographic technologies contribute to Thales’s cloud and enterprise security solutions.