What does a key management system do?

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Key management refers to managing cryptographic keys within a cryptosystem. It deals with generating, exchanging, storing, using and replacing keys as needed at the user level. A key management system will also include key servers, user procedures and protocols, including cryptographic protocol design. 21 февр. 2016 г.

What is an example of key management?

A popular example of a key management systems is public key infrastructure (PKI), which is used in Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS).

What is key management as a service?

Available via StorMagic Cloud Services, Key Management-as-a-Service (KMaaS) allows an organization to deploy a cloud-based key management service, instead of running one or more key managers on physical hardware.

What are the components of key management?

Definition(s): The software module applications and hardware security modules (HSMs) that are used to generate, establish, distribute, store, account for, suspend, revoke, or destroy cryptographic keys and metadata.

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