What is Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP)?
According to OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards), “KMIP enables communication between key management systems and cryptographically-enabled applications, including email, databases, and storage devices. KMIPs primary mission is to simplify how companies manage cryptographic keys, eliminating the need for redundant, incompatible key management processes throughout key lifecycle management, including the generation, submission, retrieval, and deletion of cryptographic keys.
How Does CipherTrust Manager Leverage KMIP?
CipherTrust Manager is an essential Enterprise Key Management solution that enables KMIP-compliant clients, such as storage systems, databases, and other cryptographic key-utilizing systems, to communicate effectively for centralized key management. It delivers robust key lifecycle management, secure key generation, and comprehensive backup and restore capabilities. With CipherTrust Manager, administrators efficiently manage multiple, disparate encryption appliances and their associated keys through a single, centralized platform, streamlining the entire key management process.
On-premises or delivered as a service with CDSPaaS
Flexible deployment to match your needs
Deploy on-premises for full infrastructure control, or consume KMIP as a fully managed service with the new CipherTrust Data Security Platform as a Service (CDSPaaS).
Consistent key management everywhere
Centrally create, store, and manage encryption keys across on-prem, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments using a standards-based interface.
Simplified operations with enterprise security
CDSPaaS removes infrastructure overhead while delivering centralized visibility, policy enforcement, auditing, and enterprise-grade security controls at scale.
CipherTrust KMIP Partner Interoperability:
KMIP Integrations
Related Resources
CipherTrust Manager
CipherTrust Manager simplifies key lifecycle management tasks, including secure key generation, backup/restore, clustering, deactivation, and deletion by enabling organizations to centrally manage encryption keys for Thales CipherTrust Data Security Platform and third-party products.
Reference Guide
CipherTrust KMIP
Understand how to set up and register new MIP Clients within CipherTrust Manager.