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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURED HARDWARE SECURITY MODULE COMMUNICATION WITH WEB SERVICE HOSTS

  • US 20150358294A1
  • Filed: 03/18/2015
  • Published: 12/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2014
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for secured hardware security module (HSM) communication for cloud-based web services, comprising:

  • a plurality of HSM service units, wherein each of the HSM service units further comprises;

    an HSM virtual machine (VM) running on a host, which in operation, is configured to;

    establish a secured communication channel with a web service host over a network;

    authenticate the web service host based on credentials provided by the web service host;

    offload key management and crypto operations from the web service host to an HSM partition of an HSM adapter once the web service host is authenticated;

    provide results of the key management and crypto operations to the web service host via the secured communication channel;

    said HSM partition running on the HSM adapter, wherein the HSM partition is configured to perform the key management and crypto operations offloaded from the web service host.

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