Hardware Security Module (HSM)

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-001912",
  "term": "Hardware Security Module (HSM)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A physical computing device that safeguards and manages cryptographic keys and provides cryptographic processing. An HSM is or contains a cryptographic module.\n\n2. A physical computing device that provides tamper-evident and intrusion-resistant safeguarding and management of digital keys and other secrets, as well as crypto-processing. FIPS 140-2 specifies requirements for HSMs.\n\n3. A physical computing device that provides tamper-evident and intrusion-resistant safeguarding and management of digital keys and other secrets, as well as crypto-processing. (FIPS 140-2) specifies requirements for HSMs.",
  "abbreviation": "HSM",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev.1",
    "NIST SP 1800-16B; NIST SP 1800-16C",
    "NIST SP 1800-16D",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/hardware-security-module-hsm/"
}