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Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)

  • HSMs
  • Security

There is a certain type of security engineer who hears the words Hardware Security Module and immediately pictures something the size of a washing machine, installed in a locked rack, surrounded by three layers of physical security, two security cameras, and a person whose entire job appears to be…

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DataPower Appliances & HSMs

  • DataPower
  • HSMs
  • Key Management

I’ve been in a couple of shops that have used the HSM module option of DataPower for FIPS 140-2 v2 or v3 compliance. An HSM is a Hardware Security Module. My understanding is that there is a short list of IBM customers that are using this technology. I thought collecting all the information and…

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