PROGRAMMABLE HARDWARE SECURITY MODULE AND METHOD ON A PROGRAMMABLE HARDWARE SECURITY MODULE

摘要

A programmable hardware security module, a method for securing a private key of a cryptographic key pair, and a method for securely providing a private key of a cryptographic key pair on a programmable hardware security module, wherein with the described devices and methods, a decentralised PKI is built, via which device keys and device certificates can be generated and target devices can be provided securely, where in this regard, the key-pair-specific transport key plays a central role in protecting the generated private key that is to be transferred, and where this is linked to the particular key pair intended for a target device via a key derivation from a master key utilizing a key-pair-specific derivation parameter.