What this means in practice
The strength of a cryptographic system depends less on the algorithm than on how keys are generated, stored, rotated and retired. We build that discipline into your estate: entropy-rich key generation, hardware-secured storage, and lifecycle governance that makes key hygiene a non-negotiable architectural pillar rather than an afterthought.
We integrate hardware security modules — with deep, hands-on experience on Entrust nShield and PKCS#11 — into gateways, payment flows and signing services. That includes the operational realities most teams hit only in production: Security World version skew across nodes, stale session and handle state after deploys or certificate rotation, key-file ownership and RFS propagation, and the correct way to wire HSM-backed keystores into a TLS configuration without mixing trust stores.
We design and run enterprise PKI and mTLS at scale, align cryptographic controls to compliance frameworks, and build a pragmatic post-quantum readiness roadmap — crypto-agility, inventory of where keys live, and migration sequencing — so you're resilient to emerging quantum threats without a panic project later.
What we deliver
Six concrete workstreams. Engage the whole capability or just the piece you need — every one ships documented and handed over.
Key management & lifecycle
Generation, distribution, storage, rotation and destruction governed end to end, with HSM-backed protection for high-value keys.
nShield 5c & PKCS#11 operations
Entrust nShield 5c and PKCS#11 integration for gateways, payments and signing—including Security World hygiene, audit, session recovery and key propagation.
Enterprise PKI
Certificate authority design, certificate lifecycle automation, and trust-store governance across complex multi-node estates.
mTLS at scale
Mutual-TLS design and rollout for service-to-service and partner connectivity, with the keystore/trust-store separation done correctly.
Cryptographic assurance
Review of protocol implementation, signing and verification logic, and the encoding pitfalls that silently invalidate signatures.
Post-quantum readiness
Crypto-agility assessment, key/algorithm inventory and a sequenced migration roadmap toward PQC-resilient design.
What you walk away with
Hardware-rooted
High-value keys protected in hardware, with operational runbooks that hold up.
Future-proofed
A crypto-agility roadmap that's resilient to emerging quantum threats.
Trust-store mixups
HSM and software keystores wired correctly — no fragile hybrid SSL config.
Get a free API & AI attack-surface review.
See your estate the way an attacker does. In a 45-minute working session with our principal engineers, we map your integration estate and threat surface and leave you with a prioritised, costed next step — whether or not you engage us.
- Your API, AI and event-stream surface mapped
- Top risks ranked against OWASP API & LLM Top 10
- A costed 90-day remediation & build plan