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Cryptomathic CKMS: Centralized, Automated Key Management for payShield
Banks and financial institutions must adhere to a rigorous set of security and regulatory practices to protect data, communications, and processes.
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Payment Security and Key Blocks: Why are key blocks so secure?
Martin Rupp (guest): 18. June 2021
How can keys be securely exchanged over potentially unprotected channels? The answer to this question is “key blocks”. A key block is an essential...
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Cryptomathic Integration Enables HSM-as-a-Service at German Bank
Cryptomathic has completed a successful integration of its centralized HSM and cryptography management platform, Crypto Service Gateway (CSG), with...
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ANSI X9.24-1-2017: Key Compromise
Martin Rupp (guest): 13. January 2021
In a retail financial services environment, the compromise of a symmetric cryptographic key is a critical security breach. Such a situation is...
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Key Management and use cases for HSMs
Chris Allen: 17. December 2019
With the rise of e-commerce, corporations and banks were able to more easily expand their businesses and services around the world.
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Understanding PCI PTS HSM
A. M. Parker (guest): 13. December 2019
PCI PTS HSM compliance is mandated on banks, acquirers, processors and all other players involved in payment card systems. This article explores the...
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An Introduction into ANSI X9.24-1-2017 part 1
Martin Rupp (guest): 26. November 2019
ANSI X9.24-1-2017 part 1 is a standard that deals with symmetric key management techniques for retail financial services.
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NIST & FIPS Considerations for EMV Tokenization
Martin Rupp (guest): 03. October 2019
In this article, we will review some of the constraints of an EMV tokenization solution when it comes to FIPS and more generally, NIST considerations.
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The Use of Random Number Generators in Cryptography
Peter Smirnoff & Ulrich Scholten (guests): 23. April 2019
In this article, we examine the use of random number generators (RNGs) in cryptography, specifically in relation to hardware security modules (HSMs)...