General Purpose HSMs
nShield general purpose HSMs
nShield HSMs provide a hardened, tamper-resistant environment for secure cryptographic processing, key generation and protection, encryption, key management and more. nShield hardware security modules are available in three FIPS 140-2 certified form factors and support a variety of deployment scenarios.
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The nShield Difference: Security World
Only nShield HSMs feature Security World, a specialized architecture that provides unmatched capabilities in several crucial areas:
Full Control
Security World provides strong, granular controls over the access and usage of keys and policies.
Easier Backups
Unlike alternatives that require backup HSMs and labor-intensive HSM cloning, Security World enables simple, automated backups of HSM files.
Scalability and Flexibility
Security World delivers unlimited key storage and the flexibility needed to align your HSM operations with your organization’s specific needs.
Streamlined HSM Operations
nShield HSMs can be managed centrally based on unified policy and operational administration, no matter how many nShields you deploy.
Unique nShield Benefits
Powerful Architecture
Combine nShield HSM models to build a unified ecosystem that delivers scalability, seamless failover and load balancing.
Performance and Versatility
Three models with multiple performance tiers, including a wide range of elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) options that deliver industry-leading transaction rates.
Applications and Data Protection
The CodeSafe option lets you execute code within nShield boundaries, protecting your applications and the data they process.
Details
Product Uses
Public Key Infrastructure
- nShield HSMs generate and protect root and certificate authority (CA) keys, providing support for PKIs across a variety of use cases.
Code Signing
- nShield HSMs sign your application code so you can ensure that your software remains secure, unaltered and authentic.
Digital Certificates
- nShield HSMs create digital certificates for credentialing and authenticating proprietary electronic devices for IoT applications and other network deployments.
View the nShield Family of General Purpose HSMs
nShield Connect
Networked appliances that deliver cryptographic key services to applications distributed across servers and virtual machines.
nShield Issuance HSM
Certified hardware designed to deliver scalable cryptographic services for issuance software.
nShield Solo
PCI-Express card-based HSMs that deliver cryptographic key services to applications hosted on individual servers and appliances.
nShield Edge
USB-connected desktop HSMs that provide convenience and economy for environments requiring low-volume cryptographic key services.
nShield as a Service
Subscription-based service for generating, accessing and protecting cryptographic keys with dedicated FIPS 140-2-certified nShield Connect HSMs.
What our customers are saying...
Square
We have a long history together and we’re extremely comfortable continuing to rely on nCipher solutions for the core of our business. We have used nCipher HSMs for five years and they have always been exceptionally reliable. We’ve layered a lot of code on top of the HSM; it delivers the performance we need and has proven to be a rock-solid foundation.
Verifone
As a global payment solutions and commerce enablement leader, Verifone’s strategy is to develop and deploy “best in class” payment solutions and services that meet or exceed global security standards and help our clients securely accept electronic payments across all channels of commerce. We selected nCipher* HSMs to provide robust security, unmatched performance, and superior scalability across our payment security platforms…
Memjet
nCipher Security’s* nShield sales team provide excellent local and remote support during this evaluation period and was invaluable to the process. The excellent depth, breatdth, and quality of the product documentation gave us confidence that the solution was well though-out and supported.
Polycom
nCipher* provided the expertise needed to design and implement a tailored, secure VoIP solution.
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