Questions tagged [hsm]
an abbreviation for Hardware Security Module which is a security device that is compliant with PKCS11 standard and which is a secure storage for data specially private keys.
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What advantage do hardware tamper-resistance provide in HSM?
Roughly speaking HSM is supposed to ingest or generate some secret material (key) and then never export them through the command interface. The keys can only be used according to their configured ...
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Physical Security Measures for cryptographic keys
I want to understand key-protection approaches from an implementation standpoint choices against physical-security on general-purpose devices. Assume levels similar to FIPS 140: L1: None → Low, L2: ...
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How secure is a network HSM connection with TLS disabled, relying only on IP ACLs and PKCS#11 slot PINs?
If TLS is disabled on a network-attached Hardware Security Module (HSM), but the device still enforces:
IP-based access control (only whitelisted client IPs can connect),
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PKCS#11 slot PIN ...
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the integration of NGINX and HSM in TLS offloading
I'm trying to understand the interaction between NGINX and a Hardware Security Module (HSM) during TLS offloading, particularly in relation to session key handling.
Here's my current understanding:
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When Code Signing, what is the point of enhanced security specifically for the private key itself?
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What is the point of having hardware based HSM/FIPS based protection for the private key when the ability to sign is "only" protected by credentials / API keys?
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Nginx Fails to Load PKCS#11 Key—But Works with strace. Why?
I'm trying to set up an Nginx proxy that uses a private key stored in SoftHSM through a SSH socket connection. The setup is as follows:
[SoftHSM Container] -----ssh -R ...... --> [Nginx Proxy ...
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Encryption of Data using Biometric Info
I'm trying to securely encrypt and decrypt data using a biometric info, i.e. a fingerprint, on a Raspberry PI. From my prior research, I have found that I need an HSM, since fingerprints cannot be ...
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HSM for Secure Encrypted Data Storage
I'm trying to make a device that will encrypt and store data. It should require a master password at startup, but then shouldn't need anything else to decrypt the data throughout the lifetime of the ...
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PKCS#11 Forwarding: Clarifying Client and Server Confusion
I am trying to follow this tutorial https://p11-glue.github.io/p11-glue/p11-kit/manual/remoting.html , but there are many points making me confused.
Which side is pkcs11 server?
It said "Setting ...
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How nginx proxy to communicate with remote softHSM for offloading?
I am setting up a nginx proxy. It requires to use HSM for TLS offloading. So I configure nginx that enables ssl_engine pkcs11;; instead of indicating ssl_certificate_key file path, I use pkcs11 URI to ...
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what are the locations to store symmetric keys on the embedded controller without HSM or certs involvement?
I am trying to find the locations on the embedded devices with micros that don't support HSM/SHE. What are the ideas/suggestions for storing the symmetric keys? I found solutions that suggest using ...
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Deriving EC keypairs pairs via PKCS11?
I'm a bit confused with PKCS11 (v3) standard...
In particular, it's blurry to me if one can invoke C_DeriveKey, passing, say, CKM_SHA512_KEY_DERIVATION (or some HKDF) to it as the mechanism and also ...
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How to secure hundreds of AES keys
I need to store a large amount of AES keys and provide an API to decrypt user-provided ciphertext.
The application flow is as follows:
The user authenticates
The user makes a POST request with some ...
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CVV2 calculation with TR-31 Key
I need to use the CVK Key (in key block format) to calculate the CVV2.
In the past, I have always used single keys in variant format for this purpose (CVKa + CVKb), and the calculation procedure is ...
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PCI compliance - use of ANSI X9.17 for export keys
we have a concern about a key export. We completed the migration to Key Block LMK in our environment (with HSM Thales 10K). Now, we have to exchange keys with third-parties that still use Keys in ...
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