Crypto hardware

[Eric Murray]

On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 02:28:08PM -0700, Kent Crispin wrote:
> A couple of years ago at the RSA conference one of the vendors was 
> exhibiting a tamperproof that would keep a secret key and perform 
> encryptions/signatures using the key.  Since the key never left the 
> box, in theory security reduced to physical security around the box.  
> The intended use of the box was as a master for a CA.  I thought the 
> vendor was GTE, but I didn't find anything definitive on their site.
> 
> Does this description trigger any recollection?  Are there similar 
> devices on the market from other sources?

Was it the BBN Safekeeper?
I haven't seen one, but I have had it described
to me as a PC welded into a box, intended for
use as a CA.

Eric



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