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Glossary

AcronymDefinition
APIApplication programming interface
CACertification Authority
CloudHSMHSM as a service, operated by Securosys
ECCElliptic-Curve Cryptography
FIPS 140-2Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2
FWFirewall
HSMHardware Security Module (physical or as a service)
PAMPrivileged Access Manager
PASPublicly Available Specification
PKCS#11Public-Key Cryptography Standard #11 – API to cryptographic tokens
SSHSecure Shell
UNIXUNiplexed Information Computing System