AWS Security Blog
Tag: Hardware security modules
How to implement cryptographic modules to secure private keys used with IAM Roles Anywhere
AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) Roles Anywhere enables workloads that run outside of Amazon Web Services (AWS), such as servers, containers, and applications, to use X.509 digital certificates to obtain temporary AWS credentials and access AWS resources, the same way that you use IAM roles for workloads on AWS. Now, IAM Roles Anywhere allows […]
Are KMS custom key stores right for you?
October 29, 2021: AWS KMS is replacing the term customer master key (CMK) with AWS KMS key and KMS key. The concept has not changed. To prevent breaking changes, AWS KMS is keeping some variations of this term. More info. You can use the AWS Key Management Service (KMS) custom key store feature to gain […]
How to Remove Single Points of Failure by Using a High-Availability Partition Group in Your AWS CloudHSM Environment
A hardware security module (HSM) is a hardware device designed with the security of your data and cryptographic key material in mind. It is tamper-resistant hardware that prevents unauthorized users from attempting to pry open the device, plug any extra devices in to access data or keys such as subtokens, or damage the outside housing. […]