AWS Security Blog
Category: AWS CloudHSM
How to run AWS CloudHSM workloads on AWS Lambda
November 21, 2021: CloudHSM SDK3 does not support serverless environments, and we strongly recommend deploying SDK5. We are currently working on an updated blog post. AWS CloudHSM is a cloud-based hardware security module (HSM) that enables you to generate and use your own encryption keys on the AWS Cloud. With CloudHSM, you can manage your […]
How to migrate symmetric exportable keys from AWS CloudHSM Classic to AWS CloudHSM
Feb 17, 2025: This blog post references AWS CloudHSM Client SDK 3, which is no longer the recommended version. AWS recommends that you use the latest version, AWS CloudHSM Client SDK 5, which provides updated functionality and commands. We are currently working on an updated blog post for CloudHSM Client SDK 5. See the AWS […]
How to deploy CloudHSM to securely share your keys with your SaaS provider
August 31, 2021:AWS KMS is replacing the term customer master key (CMK) with AWS KMS key and KMS key. The concept has not changed. To prevent breaking changes, AWS KMS is keeping some variations of this term. More info. August 6, 2019: We’ve made an update to clarify use cases for VPC peering. If your […]
How to migrate a digital signing workload to AWS CloudHSM
Feb 17, 2025: This blog post references AWS CloudHSM Client SDK 3, which is no longer the recommended version. AWS recommends that you use the latest version, AWS CloudHSM Client SDK 5, which provides updated functionality and commands. We are currently working on an updated blog post for CloudHSM Client SDK 5. See the AWS […]
How to BYOK (bring your own key) to AWS KMS for less than $15.00 a year using AWS CloudHSM
February 26, 2024: We’ve updated this post to replace the key_mgmt_util with cloudhsm-cli, which is part of the newer SDK 5. August 31, 2021:AWS KMS is replacing the term customer master key (CMK) with AWS KMS key and KMS key. The concept has not changed. To prevent breaking changes, AWS KMS is keeping some variations […]
How to clone an AWS CloudHSM cluster across regions
Feb 17, 2025: This blog post references AWS CloudHSM Client SDK 3, which is no longer the recommended version. AWS recommends that you use the latest version, AWS CloudHSM Client SDK 5, which provides updated functionality and commands. We are currently working on an updated blog post for CloudHSM Client SDK 5. See the AWS […]
Understanding AWS CloudHSM Cluster Synchronization
Feb 17, 2025: This blog post references AWS CloudHSM Client SDK 3, which is no longer the recommended version. AWS recommends that you use the latest version, AWS CloudHSM Client SDK 5, which provides updated functionality and commands. We are currently working on an updated blog post for CloudHSM Client SDK 5. See the AWS […]
How to Remove Single Points of Failure by Using a High-Availability Partition Group in Your AWS CloudHSM Environment
A hardware security module (HSM) is a hardware device designed with the security of your data and cryptographic key material in mind. It is tamper-resistant hardware that prevents unauthorized users from attempting to pry open the device, plug any extra devices in to access data or keys such as subtokens, or damage the outside housing. […]
Benefits of a Key Hierarchy with a Master Key (Part Two of the AWS CloudHSM Series)
Previously, Todd Cignetti, AWS Security Product Manager, wrote a post that covered some typical use cases for AWS CloudHSM, a service that helps you securely generate, store, and manage the cryptographic keys used for data encryption such that they are accessible only by you. In this post, Todd continues the series on AWS CloudHSM with […]
AWS CloudHSM Use Cases (Part One of the AWS CloudHSM Series)
Many of our readers have told us that they want to learn more about encryption and key management in AWS. CloudHSM is an AWS service that can establish an even greater trust in AWS from which encryption and key management applications can be anchored. If you’re not familiar with AWS CloudHSM, you can read more […]