Service detail
A secure Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is a fast growing requirement for secure business transactions globally. Many New Zealand companies use PKI technology to maintain a more secure environment. Typically what prevents a lot of customers implementing a secure PKI, is cost. However the IBM PKI Vault Service provides a cost effective solution so there is no longer a reason not to be secure.
Your company’s dependence on access to vital company data 24-7 creates potential business exposure if your systems were compromised. In today’s highly connected world where staff require access to sensitive company files such as legal documents on their mobile devices and laptops, as well as the need to send confidential information, it is important for you to secure the information being transferred.
By using digital certificates generated securely on the PKI Vault Service, you are able to:
- protect information through encryption so your company safe guards confidential data that may be shared over unsecure networks
- authenticate users connecting to your business, for instance in a wireless environment this will provide a higher level of security
- validate the integrity of information by using a hash function. This allows the sender/receiver of a message to have confidence that the data has not been tampered with
- non-repudiation, through digital signatures allows users to virtually sign documents eliminating the need for paper based documents
Highlights:
- Reduce risk by encrypting sensitive company data to significantly improve data security.
- Secure as the PKI Vault Service is compliant to stringent security standards such as FIPS 140-2 Level 3 and currently undergoing Common Criteria EAL4.
- Minimise complexity of having to implement your own secure PKI infrastructure.
- Peace of mind in knowing that the PKI Vault Service has been built and being managed by IBM Security experts.
- Lower total cost of ownership by enjoying reduced upfront capital investments and ongoing management costs for PKI.
Solution overview - how does it work?
IBM Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Vault service - managed security cloud offering - is a remotely accessible PKI that is managed by IBM security experts. This cloud-based security offering is available for the protection of your company’s vital data. Subscribing to this service will mitigate a lot of the risks posed against business continuity, as well as providing substantial cost benefits compared to implementing your own PKI.
The PKI Vault Service provides client’s access to a shared secure PKI hosted in an IBM managed facility.
- Use of a secure and resilient Public Key Infrastructure.
- Managed by IBM Security experts.
- Hosted in a IBM Reliability Level 3+ data centre.
- Implementation of a secure connection between client servers to the PKI Vault Service.
- The use of state of the art Hardware Security Modules (HSM).
- Logical partitioning on the HSMs to ensure client data is only accessible to them.
- Backup and Restore Services on client partitions.
- 24-7 monitoring.
Pricing Structure
PKI Vault Services is charged on a monthly basis. Based on a three year contract, here is the pricing structure.
One Time Cost
Implementation $5, 500
On Going Cost
Year One $3, 500 per month
Year Two $3, 250 per month
Year Three $3, 000 per month
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