Cryptographic module
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Short description: Cryptographic component of a computer system
A cryptographic module is a component of a computer system that implements cryptographic algorithms in a secure way, typically with some element of tamper resistance.
NIST defines a cryptographic modules as "The set of hardware, software, and/or firmware that implements security functions (including cryptographic algorithms), holds plaintext keys and uses them for performing cryptographic operations, and is contained within a cryptographic module boundary."[1]
Hardware security modules, including secure cryptoprocessors, are one way of implementing cryptographic modules.
Standards for cryptographic modules include FIPS 140-3 and ISO/IEC 19790.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Cryptographic module - Glossary" (in EN-US). https://csrc.nist.gov/glossary/term/Cryptographicmodule.
- ↑ "FIPS PUB 140-3: Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules". NIST. 2019-03-22. https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/FIPS/NIST.FIPS.140-3.pdf.
- ↑ "ISO/IEC 19790:2012: Information technology — Security techniques — Security requirements for cryptographic modules" (in en). https://www.iso.org/standard/52906.html.
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