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A BUYERS GUIDE TO SELECTING THE RIGHT KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

 

A Buyers Guide With Supplier and System Checklists

 

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THE PRINCIPLES

A Key Management Platform is the backbone function of a mature security and compliance setup.

However, the scope of such a platform can vary a lot. This can add a costly, and potentially disruptive nature to the decision of implementing or replacing a key management system. Therefore, you want to ask the right questions to any potential suppliers!

In this guide, you will find a list of fitting questions to ask. One list is designed to vet the supplier, and another to qualify the product.

All questions are defined as yes/no questions, and you are looking for ‘Yes’s’!

This is a list of general questions and may vary slightly depending on the use case, however, keep in mind that a vendor who ticks all these boxes will have the tools to help future proof your operations and help your business scale in the long run.

Some potential use cases for this list could include:

  • Code signing
  • Data protection and privacy
  • Data masking and tokenization
  • Consolidation through HSM as a service
  • Future Proofing through
  • Crypto Agility Streamline integration through Crypto as a service
  • Or other…

KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SUPPLIER

 

PEDIGREE OF THE VENDOR

Do they have a strong reputation and long track record within the cryptographic security industry?

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SECURITY ARCHITECTURE

Can the vendor provide a detailed security architecture that shows how various threats are mitigated?

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FUTURE-PROOFING

Is the product being actively maintained and updated in line with market trends, e.g., cloud computing, regulation, postquantum algorithms?

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SUPPORT

Can the vendor provide professional services to help with design and implementation, and a high quality of ongoing maintenance and support (on a 24/7 basis if required)?

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COMPLIANCE

Can the vendor prove how they address compliance with relevant regulations?

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CREDIBILITY

s the product proven? and is it backed up by high-profile references or case studies?

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Crypto-Agility: From Cryptographic Infrastructure to Enterprise Control

This whitepaper explains the operational challenges of cryptographic visibility, ownership and more, while outlining the capabilities needed to support security demands and future PQC migration.

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Quantum Secure Key Management: PQShield and Cryptomathic's CrystalKey 360

This guide provides a combined solution to quantum challenges through the strategic technology alliance between PQShield and Cryptomathic, diving into Cryptomathic's CrystalKey 360.

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