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Thales Key Blocks

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How to use Thales Key Blocks in payShield HSMs

Thales Key Blocks are an essential cryptographic key wrapping format. In comparison to other key block formats, they are proprietary and only work...

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Cryptomathic CKMS: Centralized & Automated Key Management for payShield HSMs

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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?

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Payment Security and Key Blocks: Why are key blocks so secure?

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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Why a Banking Key Management System Must Support Atalla Key Blocks

Invented by Mohamed Atalla, the Atalla key block is the root of all key blocks. All over the globe, hundreds of millions of financial transactions...

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ANSI X9.24-1-2017: Key Distribution 

Key distribution is perhaps the most important and crucial aspect of the ANSI X9.24-1-2017 part 1 standard. But first, let us explain what...

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ANSI X9.24-1-2017: An Introduction into Key Blocks

Key Blocks have been invented as a standard way for protecting the integrity of symmetric cryptographic keys and for identifying what the keys can be...

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PCI Key Block Implementation: Migration Phases & Key Management

In June 2019, the PCI Security Standards Council issued an information supplement titled PCI PIN Security Requirement 18-3 – Key Blocks, which...

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