• A physical computing device that safeguards and manages digital keys and that performs encryption and decryption for digital signatures, authentication, and other cryptographic functions. Hardware security modules traditionally come in the form of a plug-in card or an external device that attaches directly to a computer or network server. ← Wikipedia

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