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This article will examine Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) according to ISO 13491 and how their relationship to ANSI x9.24-1-2017. A hardware security module (HSM) is a type of computer hardware that can be augmented inside a computer or used over the network as a standalone device. As an external network device it is connected via a network cable.


















