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Mohamed Faizal EPG SG's avatar
Oct 27, 2016

Shielded VM's

Does it support other HSM (eg. Thales) for shielded VM's or is Bitlocker our only option?

  • Shielded VM supports HSM connected to the Host Guardian Service. The Shielded VM itself is encrypted using BitLocker with a key that reside inside a virtual TPM. The virtual TPM is then encrypted with a key that can only be unlocked by the Host Guardian Service key The Host Guardian Service key in turn can reside in an HSM so you have a chain of keys that is rooted in the HSM

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