Online private key protection 101
Carl Tashian
In this video, I discuss various methods for storing and using private encryption keys in applications:
- on-disk storage,
- cloud key managers,
- Trusted Platform Modules (TPMs) and Secure Enclaves,
- and Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)
There are tradeoffs with each method: Ease of development, service dependencies, hardware isolation, and cost and compliance considerations. Some methods are geared more toward client or server applications.
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Carl Tashian (Website, LinkedIn) is an engineer, writer, exec coach, and startup all-rounder. He's currently an Offroad Engineer at Smallstep. He co-founded and built the engineering team at Trove, and he wrote the code that opens your Zipcar. He lives in San Francisco with his wife Siobhan and he loves to play the modular synthesizer 🎛️🎚️
