Re: Where to keep encryption key , DB?

From: Jianjun Huo <huoj_at_lucent.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 09:29:43 -0400
Message-ID: <3BCAE4C7.72EE89D5@lucent.com>

If you want to be _really_ secure of your encryption key, you might want to consider using a special hardware to protect them.

The hardware stores the encryption keys and nobody can get them out of the box (of course it provides key recovery or duplication procedure in an extreme way), besides,
it also provides encryption and decryption services to the user application. AFAIK, it is the safest and applicable way to do encryption.

the IBM 4758 cryptocard, for example, is one of those products. You may do some research on their website and get more detailed information about that.

Again, only if you want to have a _real_ secured encryption environment.

JJ Received on Mon Oct 15 2001 - 08:29:43 CDT