HSM Portal
HSMs - A Costly Affair
Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) are costly to acquire, operate and maintain. Yet most applications utilising HSMs do not use the full performance capabilities of the HSMs, and some lie completely idle. With only a couple of HSMs this is manageable, but once an organisation starts to deploy tens or even hundreds of HSMs management becomes a serious issue.
HSM Portal - Cloud Security
The Cryptomathic HSM Portal is a cryptographic service which allows HSMs to be securely shared across a wide variety of applications in a cloud-like environment - cutting the total number of HSMs needed and making huge cost savings. It ensures uniform integration of various HSMs into a high-performance cluster, which gives excellent availability and load-sharing capabilities. In short it now becomes possible to hot swap HSMs both to replace and move between HSM manufacturers with zero downtime.
The flexible and interoperable system architecture enables all applications in need of data security or cryptography to be seamlessly integrated into a new or existing cloud of HSMs. HSM-level security can now be applied to applications, previously viewed as being too costly to implement. With the ability to securely share HSMs in the cloud, combined with centralised and remote management, HSM Portal now provides the world's first viable solution for crypto as a service.
Centralised & Automated
Centralised authentication and crypto policy enforcement gives control to security decision makers, and allows developers to focus on application software, free from crypto worries such as 3DES migration, key lengths, HASH functions and so on. Digitally signed audit logs and easy-to-read policy language prove enforcement of internal and external compliance requirements, e.g. workflows and PCI DSS. On top of that, automated processes can be applied to minimise human interaction and error.
Small Investment - Big Saving
The HSM Portal saves customers precious time and money. The potential benefits of implementing the HSM Portal are countless and some dependent upon individual customers set-up and requirements. Some major reason for using the HSM Portal includes the following reductions:
- Avoid HSM vendor tie-in
- HSMs (reduce stock by more than 50%)
- Maintenance and support on HSMs
- Development time integrating applications with HSMs
- Electricity and environmental impact
- Human error
- Travel to and from data centres
- And many more...
The Future Solution
Most hardware security module vendors have proprietary formats, which makes it difficult it not impossible to mix and match HSMs from different vendors. This has long been an issue for HSM users but there has never been a solution to that problem until now...
HSM Portal is a leading edge solution, designed and developed for customers running a range of applications requiring HSMs from a variety of vendors. HSM Portal is used by high street banks in addition to technology and services providers. The HSM Portal is the next step in providing applications and users with the highest level of protection - through HSM cloud security.
See the HSM Portal Product Sheet for more details or contact us for further information