Features

SafeNet Luna HSMs perform an order of magnitude faster than their competition, and have a variety of features that distinguish them. These include:

Security

SafeNet Luna HSMs are manufactured to high security standards and are currently seeking FIPS Level 3 and Common Criteria certifications. SafeNet Luna HSMs protect your data from unwanted tampering with secure anti-intrusion and vulnerability detection mechanisms.

See Security for details.

Redundancy and reliability

SafeNet Luna HSMs are equipped with physical features and configurations that enable auto-recovery of your HSMs.

See Redundancy and Reliability for details.

Networking abilities

SafeNet Luna HSMs are compatible with NTLS and STC network connections. The SafeNet Luna Network HSM appliance has multiple ports, allowing flexible network connections.

See Networking for details.

User access control

SafeNet Luna HSM products offer multiple identities, some mandatory and some optional, that you can invoke in different ways to map to roles and functions in your organization.

See User Access Control for details.

Different modes of authentication

SafeNet Luna HSMs are factory configured to be either password-authenticated or PED-authenticated, depending on the level of security you wish to protect your data with.

See Authentication for details.

Administrative Interfaces

The SafeNet Luna Network HSM appliance can be managed using several administrative interfaces.

See Appliance Administration for details.

Capabilities and policies

SafeNet Luna HSMs, and partitions within them, are characterized by capabilities that are set at the factory or added by means of capability updates, and that are adjusted by means of settable policies that correspond to some of them.

See Capabilities and Policies for details.

Flexible backups

SafeNet Luna HSMs contain sensitive material that, if lost, could be detrimental. The SafeNet Luna Backup HSM and RBS securely back up and store such information that can be restored in case of failures in primary HSM functioning.

See Flexible Backups for details.

Logging and reporting

SafeNet Luna HSMs are equipped with performance monitoring and audit logging features to monitor security and provide audits of HSM activity.

See Logging and Reporting for details.