🔧 MACsec 802.1AE: The Wire-Speed Encryption Most Engineers Have Never Configured

MACsec (802.1AE) is the only IEEE standard that encrypts Ethernet frames at wire speed with zero performance penalty. It operates at Layer 2, encrypting everything between two directly connected devices — switch to host, switch to switch, or switch to router.

Despite being the most effective encryption technology available for campus and data...