Hardware Security Modules (HSM)

In today’s security data protection challenges, the hardware security module (HSM) is delivering secure cryptographic processing, key protection, safeguards mission-critical PKIs, SSL/TLS, and enterprise digital transactions.

A hardware security module (HSM) is a dedicated crypto processor that is specifically designed for the protection of the crypto key lifecycle. Hardware security modules act as trust anchors that protect the cryptographic infrastructure of some of the most security-conscious organizations in the world by securely managing, processing, and storing cryptographic keys inside a hardened, tamper-resistant device.

Why Use Hardware Security Modules?

Enterprises buy hardware security modules to protect transactions, identities, and applications because HSMs excel at securing cryptographic keys and provisioning encryption, decryption, authentication, and digital signing services for a wide range of applications.

With Hardware Security Modules, You Can:

• Offload and accelerate cryptographic operations to a dedicated cryptographic processor that eliminates bottlenecks and maximizes application performance
• Centralize lifecycle management of cryptographic keys– from generation, distribution, rotation, storage, termination, and archival – in a purpose-built, highly secure appliance
• Improve profitability and achieve compliance with solutions for paper-to-digital initiatives, PCI DSS, digital signatures, DNSSEC, hardware key storage, transactional acceleration, certificate signing, code or document signing, bulk key generation, data encryption, and more.

Select Your Hardware Security Module:

Available in a wide range of form factors and performance options, SafeNet General Purpose HSMs safeguard the cryptographic keys used to secure transactions, applications, and sensitive data.

SafeNet General Purpose HSMs:

SafeNet Network HSM

Is a network-attached HSM protecting encryption keys used by applications in on premise, virtual, and cloud environments.

SafeNet USB HSM

Is an USB-attached HSM that is ideal for storing root cryptographic keys in an offline key storage device.

SafeNet Java HSM

Allows developers to securely deploy Web applications, Web services and other Java applications in a protected hardened security appliance.

SafeNet Payment Hardware Security Modules support the security needs of retail payment processing environments, internet payment applications, and web-based PIN delivery.

Transaction Security with SafeNet Hardware Security Modules:

SafeNet Payment HSM

Is a network-attached hardware security module (HSM) designed for retail payment system processing environments for credit, debit, e-purse and chip cards, as well as internet payment applications.

SafeNet Protect Server HSM

Available in network attached and PCIe form factors, SafeNet ProtectServer Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) are designed to protect cryptographic keys against compromise while providing encryption, signing and authentication services to secure Java and sensitive web applications.

SafeNet Protect Server HSMs offer a unique level of flexibility for application developers to create their own firmware and execute it within the secure confines of the HSM. Known as functionality modules, the toolkits provide a comprehensive facility to develop and deploy custom firmware.

SafeNet Crypto Command Center

Managing hardware security modules virtually is now not only possible, but easy for administrators. With SafeNet Crypto Command Center, organizations easily provision crypto resources for their SafeNet HSMs and reduce IT infrastructure costs.

Combining SafeNet Crypto Command Center with our SafeNet HSMs, IT departments can leverage a crypto hypervisor to deliver on-demand, elastic cryptographic services for data protection via cloud environments.