Gemalto enables service providers to offer trusted crypto in the cloud
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Gemalto launches first HSM purpose-built for hardware-based key management in
the cloud
Amsterdam - July 29, 2015 - Building on successful deployments with several
leading cloud infrastructure providers, Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the
world leader in digital security, today announced the availability of SafeNet
Luna SA 6, the first HSM (hardware security module) purpose-built for service
providers to offer on-demand crypto processing, key management and key storage
in the cloud. The new SafeNet Luna SA delivers the performance and scalability
required to protect the most demanding cloud applications and allows service
providers to offer the highest levels of trust for their cloud environments by
giving businesses total ownership of their encryption keys.
For many organizations, the option of purchasing and managing encryption keys
on-premises does not align with their vision of using cloud-based infrastructure
as on-demand services. In addition, service providers that want to offer higher
levels of data protection are required to manage encryption solutions on behalf
of their customers, which means increased liability and risk in terms of data
access and complying with customer compliance requirements. As a result, these
challenges have prevented many security conscious companies from migrating
sensitive data to the cloud.
Gemalto's SafeNet Luna SA platform changes the way service providers and
organizations can manage and store encryption keys in cloud environments. With
the new SafeNet Luna SA, cloud companies can provide all of the security,
compliance and trust of an on-premises HSM appliance while their customers
realize the cost, flexibility and performance benefits of the cloud yet still
maintain complete ownership of their keys. Organizations can now also benefit by
being able to choose the appropriate data encryption strategy for their business
whether that be on premise, cloud-based, or hybrid key management and storage
solutions.
"Gemalto's SafeNet Luna HSM for service providers addresses a current gap in the
market for encryption and key management," said Garrett Bekker, senior security
analyst at 451 Research. "Enterprises that are looking to move more resources to
the cloud are realizing the need for encryption and key management, but often
lack the resources to deploy and manage their own encryption key management
infrastructure. By packaging SafeNet Luna HSM for service providers, enterprises
of all sizes can maintain control of their sensitive keys while taking advantage
of the benefits the cloud provides."
The SafeNet Luna SA can be separated into 100 cryptographically isolated
partitions, with each partition acting as if it were an independent HSM. Within
each partition, a given customer can assign multi-tiered levels of
administrative access. The partitions themselves are designed to protect key
material from other tenants on the same appliance, meaning different customers -
or different lines of business within a single organization - can leverage the
same appliance without fear of losing their keys to other tenants. In addition,
service provides have no access to key material stored on any HSM partition,
giving their customers the confidence that only they have access to their
sensitive cryptographic keys.
"When encryption and key management can be offered conveniently as a service by
cloud providers, but with the same high-grade protections as if it were fully
on-premises, organizations of all types can reach new levels of efficiency and
security," said Todd Moore, vice president of product management Encryption
Products at Gemalto. "With our new SafeNet Luna SA, we are opening up a
significant opportunity for service providers to grow revenue by offering
customers the ability to control their keys and thereby bring more sensitive
data and workloads to the cloud."
The new SafeNet Luna SA expands Gemalto's portfolio of encryption, key
management and crypto management products that can be deployed by service
providers to enable greater levels of security in their cloud environments.
Along with the SafeNet Luna SA, Gemalto also offers the SafeNet ProtectV and
SafeNet Virtual KeySecure products which provide robust full-disk encryption for
virtual instances and attached storage volumes and secure key management for
data encrypted by ProtectV or other third-party cloud or on-premises encryption
solutions.
Related Resources
SafeNet Luna SA 6 Product Brief
About Gemalto
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO) is the world leader in digital security,
with 2014 annual revenues of ?2.5 billion and blue-chip customers in over 180
countries.
Gemalto helps people trust one another in an increasingly connected digital
world. Billions of people want better lifestyles, smarter living environments,
and the freedom to communicate, shop, travel, bank, entertain and work -
anytime, everywhere - in ways that are enjoyable and safe. In this fast moving
mobile and digital environment, we enable companies and administrations to offer
a wide range of trusted and convenient services by securing financial
transactions, mobile services, public and private clouds, eHealthcare systems,
access to eGovernment services, the Internet and internet-of-things and
transport ticketing systems.
Gemalto's unique technology portfolio - from advanced cryptographic software
embedded in a variety of familiar objects, to highly robust and scalable back-
office platforms for authentication, encryption and digital credential
management - is delivered by our world-class service teams. Our 14,000 employees
operate out of 99 offices, 34 personalization and data centers, and 24 research
and software development centers located in 46 countries.
For more information visit www.gemalto.com, www.justaskgemalto.com,
blog.gemalto.com, or follow (at)gemalto on Twitter.
Gemalto media contacts:
Nicole Williams Peggy Edoire Vivian Liang
North America Europe & CIS Greater China
+1 512 758 8921 +33 4 42 36 45 40 +86 1059373046
nicole.williams(at)gemalto.com peggy.edoire(at)gemalto.com vivian.liang(at)gemalto.com
Ernesto Haikewitsch Kristel Teyras Pierre Lelievre
Latin America Middle East & Africa Asia Pacific
+55 11 5105 9220 +33 1 55 01 57 89 +65 6317 3802
ernesto.haikewitsch(at)gemalto.com kristel.teyras(at)gemalto.com pierre.lelievre(at)gemalto.com
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