DXL – And your systems talk to each other

The Data Exchange Layer (DXL) protocol makes it easy for different security systems from different manufacturers to exchange information with each other. And all without any time-consuming interface programming!

Most companies today use a range of different security systems from different manufacturers to protect their data. Assuming they are configured correctly and embedded in an adequate security architecture, these systems usually do a good job. Unfortunately, however, they communicate little or not at all with each other due to a lack of common interfaces. It may happen that the same threat is detected and blocked by one system, but classified as harmless by another, and thus enters the company.

To prevent such scenarios, the systems must be connected via an interface. The protocol ‘Data Exchange Layer’, or DXL for short, enables such a connection. It allows for the simple exchange of information between different security solutions via a common data transmission system. Although such connections were already possible in the past, they only worked if the APIs of the different systems were programmed accordingly. This usually involved a considerable amount of resources.

Our factsheet explains how DXL can help your systems talk to each other without the need for resource-intensive interface programming.

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