公开(公告)号：GB2590588B

公开(公告)日：2021-12-08

申请号：GB202105442

申请日：2019-09-19

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： ERLANDER LO ,  KARUNAKAR BOJJIREDDY ,  ANGEL NUNEZ MENCIAS ,  MARCO PAVONE

IPC: H04L9/08 ,  G06F21/57 ,  G06F21/72

Abstract: A method includes: federating, by a computer device, a proxy hardware security module from a physical hardware security module; storing, by the computer device, the proxy hardware security module; receiving, by the computer device, a first one of a plurality of periodic identifying communications from the physical hardware security module; and erasing, by the computer device, the proxy hardware security module as a result of the computer device not receiving a second one of the plurality of periodic identifying communications.