Yeah,

> However, with SoftHSM you still deal with key material in software, aka
> process memory of the CPU. The symmetric wrapping keys has no more
> protection than the private key to the wrapped.

True.  But as long as it sits behind the generic PKCS #11 API that is a
choice made at deployment time by the operator; any other HSM can
replace it if so desired.  Bypassing PKCS #11 to do all private key
processing in the PKCS #11 client software renders that option invalid.

-Rick
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