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Hardware Security Module

What is Hardware Security Module?

A dedicated cryptographic processor that provides secure generation, storage, and management of digital keys and performs encryption operations in a tamper-resistant device.

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Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as hardware security module. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on hardware security module

Requirements naming hardware security module across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

Private keys for Microsoft AD CS CA servers are protected by a hardware security module.

ISM-1957 · Private keys for Microsoft AD CS CA servers are protected by a hardware security module.

Security Dimension 3 Non-Repudiation per X.805 Clause 6.3: Non-repudiation provides means for preventing an individual or entity from denying having performed a particular action related to data by making available proof of various network-related actions (e.g...

X805-Dim3-Non-Repudiation-Proof-Origin-Delivery-Sender-Receiver-Denial-Prevention · ITU-T X.805 Security Dimension 3 - Non-Repudiation + Proof of Origin + Proof of Delivery + Sender + Receiver Denial Prevention + Digital Signatures + Timestamping + Audit Logs + Forensic Evidence + Court-Admissible Records

Implement Asset Management + Identity and Access Management + Cryptography per MTCS SS 584. Asset Management (ISO 27001 Annex A.8 alignment) - asset inventory (hardware + software + data + virtual + container + serverless) + asset classification + asset owners...

MTCS-Asset-IAM-Cryptography-Multi-Tier-Asset-Inventory-RBAC-MFA-PAM-FIPS-HSM-Quantum-Safe · MTCS Asset Mgmt + IAM + Cryptography + Asset Inventory + RBAC + MFA + PAM + FIPS + HSM + Quantum-Safe

Destroy keys held outside a secure environment and revoke keys held in hardware security modules once they are no longer needed, through a defined and evaluated process.

CCM-CEK-14 · Key Destruction
ISMAP (Japan)1 control

ISMAP Data Protection establishes comprehensive data lifecycle controls. (1) Data Classification: customer government data must be classified per Japanese government data classification scheme + including (a) General + (b) Sensitive + (c) Confidential + (d) St...

ISMAP-DataProtection-Classification-Encryption-DataResidencyJapan-Backup-SecureDeletion-Cryptography-FIPS · ISMAP Data Protection - Data Classification + AES-256 Encryption At Rest + TLS 1.3 In Transit + Data Residency Japan + Backup + Secure Deletion + Cryptography per FIPS 140-3 + CRYPTREC + KMS HSM

Kuwait NCF Protect function (Data). Data Protection and Encryption aligned with NIST SP 800-53 SC family + ISO 27001 A.10 cryptography + A.13 communications security + KDPPR CITRA data protection coordination.

KNCF-Protect-Data-Encryption-Classification-Cryptography-Key-Management-DLP-PKI-Quantum-Resistant · Kuwait NCF Protect + Data + Encryption + Classification + Cryptography + Key Management + DLP

Questions people ask about hardware security module

What is Hardware Security Module?
A dedicated cryptographic processor that provides secure generation, storage, and management of digital keys and performs encryption operations in a tamper-resistant device.
Why is Hardware Security Module important for compliance?
Hardware Security Module is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding hardware security module helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Hardware Security Module?
Hardware Security Module appears in the requirement text of Australian Information Security Manual, ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications, MTCS (Singapore), Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1, ISMAP (Japan). Across these standards we have identified 11 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Hardware Security Module?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how hardware security module applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Hardware Security Module applies across compliance frameworks

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