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SafeNet Offers HSM That Works With MS SQL Server 08
By Mike Sachoff
Staff Writer
Article Date: 2009-01-20
SafeNet has announced that its Luna SA hardware security module (HSM) now works with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for greater application security and performance by offloading select management functionality.
Integration of SafeNet's Luna SA HSM with SQL Server 2008 will allow customers to store the server's master cryptographic keys within the hardware solution and not the software.
"Storing keys in software is risky to an organization's data, and to its compliance standing-especially under mandates like PCI DSS where best-practice standard suggests organizations protect cryptographic keys separate and apart from cardholder data," said Derek Tumulak, vice president, product management, SafeNet.
"Secure key management and encryption are the most challenging parts of data protection and compliance."
Safenet says its Luna SA resolves this risk of exposure by keeping keys away from the data. The Luna SA is a network attached HSM for applications where security is the priority.
"SafeNet's Luna SA provides organizations using SQL Server 2008 additional security features to help meet today's ever-evolving data threats and compliance mandates," said Mark Jewett, director of SQL Server marketing at, Microsoft Corp.
"Organizations can add a layer of security technology that protects keys to be separate from the data it protects while accelerating complex features such as key rotation."
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