Re: securing FAS certs

[Ricky Zhou]

On 2008-08-21 02:21:34 PM, Mike McGrath wrote:
> I've never actually used a crypto card... Do they add additional security
> if they're sitting in a colo always plugged in?  If so how do they do
> that?

I might be wrong, but I think with such a card, encryption/signing takes
place entirely on the card, and thus the secret key is never transferred
anywhere off the card.

Thanks,
Ricky