AWS CloudHSM

Learn how to utilize AWS CloudHSM for cryptography with hardware security modules.

Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) are specialized hardware devices designed to securely manage digital keys and perform cryptographic operations. HSMs provide a high level of security for sensitive data by safeguarding cryptographic keys and ensuring that they are never exposed outside of the secure hardware environment. AWS Cloud Hardware Security Modules (CloudHSMs) are cloud-based cryptographic devices that provide secure key storage and cryptographic operations to help us meet our encryption and compliance requirements.

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How AWS CloudHSM works

We start by provisioning AWS CloudHSMs through the AWS Management Console, CLI, or API. We specify the number of CloudHSM devices we need and configure them according to our security and compliance requirements. Each AWS CloudHSM appliance is a dedicated physical device that houses cryptographic hardware, including processors, memory, and storage.

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Working of AWS CloudHSM
Working of AWS CloudHSM

As part of this setup, we also create an HSM user. An HSM user is different from an IAM user and is managed ...