Meet federal and regulated-industry encryption requirements without giving up NVMe performance or operational simplicity.
Federal agencies, DoD contractors, and regulated-industry teams running stateful workloads on Kubernetes need storage that satisfies FIPS 140-2 and 140-3 encryption requirements at rest — without relying on a public-cloud control plane or adding operational complexity. Simplyblock delivers AES-256 encryption with FIPS-validated algorithms in a self-hosted, Kubernetes-native block storage platform that runs in air-gapped and disconnected environments.
The Compliance Gap
Storage is often the last piece of the compliance puzzle. Teams can satisfy FIPS requirements at the application and network layer and still have storage that cannot pass a security review.
Public cloud storage services handle FIPS compliance at the provider level, but teams running on-premises or in air-gapped environments must own that responsibility themselves with validated software.
Legacy storage software adds encryption as a bolt-on layer that cuts into the performance advantage of modern NVMe drives. Teams end up choosing between compliance and performance rather than getting both.
Security reviews require storage-level audit logs and fine-grained access control. Many Kubernetes storage solutions treat these as out-of-scope, leaving compliance teams to stitch together tooling from multiple layers.
Storage software that phones home to a cloud control plane or requires regular internet access cannot operate in environments where connectivity is restricted or prohibited.
How simplyblock Addresses It
Self-hosted, encryption-first block storage built for Kubernetes environments that must meet federal and regulated-industry security standards.
Simplyblock encrypts all persistent volumes at rest using AES-256 in FIPS-validated mode. Encryption runs natively in the storage data path — not as a separate layer added on top — so compliance does not require sacrificing the performance advantage of NVMe.
Simplyblock runs entirely within your own infrastructure. There is no external control plane to authenticate against, no call-home requirement, and no cloud dependency that would disqualify the deployment from air-gapped or classified environments. See how this fits the broader edge and air-gapped storage story.
Storage access is governed through Kubernetes RBAC and CSI-level volume policies. Every volume provisioning and access event is logged, giving security teams the audit trail they need without building a separate access-logging layer.
What Teams Gain
Storage that satisfies the compliance review without forcing a choice between security, performance, and operational independence.
Encryption at rest with FIPS-validated algorithms is documented and auditable from day one, reducing the time spent demonstrating compliance to security reviewers and auditors.
Teams running on-premises, in private cloud, or in disconnected environments get the same FIPS-ready encryption guarantees as teams using managed cloud storage — without the cloud dependency.
Compliance does not require stepping back to slower storage. AES-256 encryption runs in the NVMe data path and keeps the latency advantage that makes simplyblock suitable for demanding stateful workloads.
No internet access required for ongoing operation. Simplyblock works in environments where all software must be pre-validated, all traffic must stay on-premise, and no external service dependencies are permitted.
Storage-level audit logs and Kubernetes RBAC integration give security and compliance teams the access evidence they need without additional instrumentation.
Start with a small compliant footprint and add nodes linearly as workloads grow, without revisiting the compliance architecture each time.
Simplyblock uses AES-256 encryption at rest with FIPS-validated algorithm implementations, targeting FIPS 140-2 and 140-3 compliance for data at rest. For current certification status and to discuss specific program requirements, contact the simplyblock team.
Simplyblock implements encryption natively in the storage data path rather than as an overlay layer. This minimizes overhead and preserves the low-latency, high-throughput characteristics of the underlying NVMe hardware.
Yes. Simplyblock runs entirely on-premises with no external control plane, no call-home requirement, and no internet dependency for ongoing operation. This makes it suitable for air-gapped, classified, and sovereignty-sensitive deployments. See the edge and air-gapped storage page for more detail.
Yes. Simplyblock is a Kubernetes-native CSI storage solution that integrates with OpenShift through the standard CSI interface. Volume access is governed by Kubernetes RBAC, and the same encryption-at-rest guarantees apply in OpenShift environments.
Encryption key management is handled per-volume at the storage layer, giving teams the ability to isolate key material between workloads and maintain separate audit trails for different security domains.
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