yes, you can implement a Crypto which will basically pull the private keys
from HSM rather from a key stores. You can inject HSM related information
through configuration properties just as we do in the Merlin case. WSO2 WSAS
ServerCrypto [1] is such custom crypto implementation but it exists for a
different purpose and it uses JKS.

thanks,
nandana

[1] -
https://wso2.org/repos/wso2/trunk/wsas/java/modules/core/src/org/wso2/wsas/security/ServerCrypto.java

On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 9:16 PM, Christian Mielke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi,
> thanks for the fast reply.
>
> A Hardware Security Module (HSM) is a appliance that can store private keys
> inside and these keys cannot be exported anymore. The keys are safe inside
> this appliance.
>
> With a custom crypto implementation do you mean something to replace the
> Merlin Crypto Provider?
>
> Christian
> ----- original Nachricht --------
>
> Betreff: Re: RAMPART 1.3 only with File-Keystores ?
> Gesendet: Do, 18. Sep 2008
> Von: Nandana Mihindukulasooriya<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > I didn't quite get what is meant by hardware certificate store but you
> may
> > be able to do this by writing a Custom Crypto implementation and using it
> > with Rampart.
> >
> > thanks,
> > nandana
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 7:11 PM, Christian Mielke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Rampart works great with file keystores somewhere on the file system,
> but
> > > is there the possibility to use a hardware security module with
> RAMPART?
> > The
> > > hardware security module is a hardware certificate store inside the
> same
> > > network like the application server.
> > >
> > > Greetings
> > >
> > > Christian
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Nandana Mihindukulasooriya
> > WSO2 inc.
> >
> > http://nandana83.blogspot.com/
> > http://www.wso2.org
> >
>
> --- original Nachricht Ende ----
>
>


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WSO2 inc.

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