Are you talking about the BBN/GTE SafeKeyPer (I may have mis-spelled
that)? I don't know if they are still on the market -- they were
priced Really High.
-derek
Kent Crispin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> A couple of years ago at the RSA conference one of the vendors was
> exhibiting a tamperproof that would keep a secret key and perform
> encryptions/signatures using the key. Since the key never left the
> box, in theory security reduced to physical security around the box.
> The intended use of the box was as a master for a CA. I thought the
> vendor was GTE, but I didn't find anything definitive on their site.
>
> Does this description trigger any recollection? Are there similar
> devices on the market from other sources?
>
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