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Eracom PS Orange → ← CSA-7000
The CSA-8000 is implemented as a PCI card that can be fitted inside
a regular (hardened) Personal Computer (PC) with a PCI bus.
It has two serial RS232 ports
and features dual Application Programming
Interfaces (API) — PKCS #11 and EFT — which makes it ideal for
financial transactions.
The device is designed to secure digital keys, accelerate encryption operations,
and process high-speed financial transactions and public key infrastructures
(PKI). It was commonly used as part of the ProtectServer Orange,
which was the defacto standard at the time for banking, ATM networks
and secure data authentication.
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Keys are stored in interal CMOS RAM, which is retained by
a Lithium battery that lasts several years. When the power
from the battery to the module is cut, the keys are instantly
purged. This mechanism (in military jargon: ZEROIZING),
is also used by the on-board anti-tamper measures.
The CSA-8000 supports a wide range of symmetric and asymmetric encryption
alogirithms, including DES, 3DES and RSA.
Further algorithms are available when the CSA-8000 is used as part of
ProtectServer Orange — a complete PC-based hardware solution
with dual network capability.
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The names ProtectServer Orange (the actual server) and ProtectHost Orange
(the bare HSM) are often used interchangeably, such as in [C].
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At the rear panel of the card are two 9-pin
female DE-9 sockets, each of which
provides a full RS232 serial port.
Below is the pinout for each of the two ports,
when looking into the receptacle.
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DCD Data Carrier Detect TXD Transmit Data RXD Receive Data DTR Data Terminal Ready GND Ground DSR Data Set Ready CTS Clear To Send RTS Request To Send RI Ring Indicator
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Device Hardware Security Module (HSM) Purpose Secure communications, processing of sensitive data Model CSA-8000 Manufacturer Eracom Year 2000 ~ Country Australia, Netherlands Predecessor CSA-7000 Successor - Bus PCI Interface Dual RS232 Encryption DES, 3DES, RSA 2048, DSA, SHA-1 1 API PKCS #11, EFT Compliance FIPS 140-1/140-2 Level 3 Battery 3.6 V Lithium (backup) AA-size Dimensions 125 × 23 × 183 mm Weight 146 g
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- Dual API (PKCS #11, EFT)
- High-speed processing for symmetric and asymmetric cryptographic algorithms
- Secure key generation, storage, import, export, PIN verification and card validation
- Tamper-resistant (FIPS 140-1/140-2 Level 3)
- Managed via command-line interface (CLI) and graphical interface (GUI)
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This is the name of the actual server in which the CSA-8000
is installed.
➤ More
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- Benne de Weger, Eracom CSA-8000 hardware security module - THANKS !
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