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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLOUD-BASED WEB SERVICE SECURITY MANAGEMENT BASEDON HARDWARE SECURITY MODULE

  • US 20160149877A1
  • Filed: 06/09/2014
  • Published: 05/26/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2014
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for offloading key storage, management, and crypto operations for cloud-based web services, comprising:

  • a hardware security module (HSM), comprising one or more HSM partitions, wherein each of the HSM partitions is configured to perform key management and crypto operations for a web service host;

    an HSM managing virtual machine (VM) running on a host, which in operation, is configured to create one or more HSM virtual machines (HSM-VMs), wherein each of the HSM-VMs is authenticated by and dedicated to one of the HSM partitions of the HSM in a one-to-one correspondence;

    said one or more HSM-VMs running on a host, which in operation, is each configured to;

    establish a secured communication channel over a network between the web service host and the HSM-VM to be served by an HSM partition dedicated to the HSM-VM;

    receive and provide a request and/or data from the web service host to the HSM partition via the secured communication channel; and

    provide results of the key management and crypto operations by the HSM partition back to the web service host via the secured communication channel.

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