XQ SMART Architecture

XQ transforms the apps you already use to make them more secure. We eliminate the single points of failure exposed by cloud SaaS applications. Companies can either adopt our plug-and-play business communication suite or allow developers to have zero trust data protection through an API.

XQ has developed a new data protection concept that combines the best features of file encryption and VPNs into one service.  With XQ, data is encrypted at the edge device (phone, PC, IoT Gateway) and then routed to one or more destinations.  The encrypted data is wrapped in a meta-tag which serves as a pointer to the policies set by the data owner.  The policies and keys for access and authorization are sent to a key cache. 

The XQ backend cache only forwards keys and never touches the data nor knows anything about the edge devices except identity and authorization unless explicitly added to the metadata. All events are automatically logged and geo-tagged to meet compliance requirements as well as instantly detect data exfiltration attempts. To meet emerging privacy laws such as CCPA and GDPR,  XQ provides the option to regulated entities of running their own key cache on a cloud or physical server.