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Common Key Management System Models for the Cloud
This article explains the four primary cloud KMS pattern combinations and which are best suited for use with Cryptomathic’s Key Management System...
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eIDAS Trust Services – Strengths and Challenges in Implementation
A study published in early 2018 by the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA), revealed that 90% of the respondents...
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Why Key Management Systems Must Understand ANSI X9.24/TR-31 Key Blocks
Martin Rupp (guest): 26. November 2021
The PCI Council requires most actors of payment networks to implement ANSI X9.24/TR-31-compliant key blocks to wrap and securely transmit, transfer,...
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The Weakest Link in Many Cryptosystems - Part 2 of 2
Peter Landrock: 26. November 2021
RSA, a short recap In a public key scheme, and for the sake of simplicity, assume a public scheme based on encryption-decryption (as opposed to e.g....
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What is the right user interface for a Key Management System?
User interface design and usability are the deciding factors in attaining a good user experience for most IT deployments, including key management...
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Understanding the Concepts of Bring Your Own Key
Bring your own key (BYOK) is a popular term relating to key management for cloud applications. However, a lack of standardization makes it confusing...
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IBM z15 Mainframe & Secure Key Management for FS Platforms
Banks continue to feel the profound transformational effects that digital technologies have on their business. This can be seen in the creation and...
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How Tokenization May Reduce False Declines
Martin Rupp (guest): 05. November 2021
This article discusses how tokenization may reduce false declines with credit card transactions that could negatively impact merchants.
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What is a Crypto-Abstraction Layer?
Chris Allen: 23. October 2021
A crypto-abstraction layer (CAL) is, in its most general sense, an application programming interface (API) - also known as a library- that hides...