A Global Financial Institution Unifies Data Security Management with Fortanix

Customer Profile

A global financial leader operating in 100+ countries, offering diverse financial services such as consumer banking, investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management.

USE CASE

KMS, HSM, FSE and Secrets Management

INDUSTRY

Banking

PRODUCTS

Requirements

Scalability for Virtualization Security: Needed an encryption solution to support tens of thousands of VMware instances.
Multicloud Data Security: Required secure integration across multiple cloud environments for business growth.
Operational Efficiency and Automation: Sought a high-availability, low-latency system with REST API integration for secrets management automation.
Compliance Requirements: Needed a solution meeting FIPS 140-2 Level 3 HSM certification.

Fortanix Solutions

Key Management System (KMS):
- Managed encryption keys for VMware, securing data at rest and in transit.
- Leveraged Confidential Computing to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access.
- Included automatic key rotation and centralized management for enhanced security.
Hardware Security Module (HSM):
- Conducted cryptographic operations in secure hardware to protect keys.
- Served as a tamper-resistant vault for critical encryption keys used across applications.
File System Encryption:
- Enabled protection of specific file systems with fine-grained access control and efficient key management.
Secrets Management:
- Secured sensitive information like API keys and passwords using a Key Encryption Key stored in the HSM, ensuring encrypted secrets remained inaccessible to attackers.