Introduction

Keyfactor Signum is a SaaS solution that provides authenticated users and machines access to Signing Keys backed by a Hardware Security Module (HSM) based on easily-defined and auditable-access policies.

Organizations often encounter challenges in managing code signing keys. Keys stored on USB tokens or individual workstations are difficult to manage, track, and securely distribute. Without centralized access control or HSM protection, these keys are at higher risk of unauthorized access. Additionally, the absence of a centralized signing system limits visibility into key ownership, usage, and auditing.

Signum is designed to solve these challenges for enterprises by providing:

• Centralized and secured signing keys in a FIPs validated HSM.

• Granular control over which members of an organization can access Signing Keys by defining easy-to-configure policies.

• Event logs that can be used to audit certificate usage and access.

• Seamless integrations with native signing tools using KSP and PKCS11.

This documentation has been designed to provide end users and prospective customers with an overview of Signum and explanations on how to configure the Signum Admin Web Console and Agents.

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