FORTANIX DSM DATA MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY SOLUTION

Introduction to Fortanix DSM solution

Fortanix DSM (Data Security Manager) is a centralized data security and management solution that helps enterprises control all encryption keys, secrets, and sensitive data across on-premise, hybrid cloud, and multi-cloud environments. In the context of distributed data and increasingly stringent data protection regulations, Fortanix DSM plays a core platform role in modern Data Security strategy.

Current state of data security and deployment needs

IT environment is increasingly complex

According to Gartner, over 80% of enterprises are deploying or planning to use hybrid cloud and multi-cloud. Data is generated and used across multiple platforms: on-premises systems, SaaS, containers, CI/CD, AI/ML… making encryption and security management fragmented.

Encryption is easy – key management is the hard problem

In 2024, the world recorded over 4,100 data breaches, equivalent to approximately 22 billion affected records. Data can be stolen, but if properly encrypted and key-managed, the impact of incidents will be significantly reduced.

According to NIST, poor encryption key management can collapse the entire security system. This is precisely why enterprises need a centralized, secure, and controlled key management platform.

Increasing legal compliance pressure

Regulations such as GDPR, PCI-DSS, along with Decree 13/2023/NĐ-CP, Decree 356/2025/NĐ-CP, and Law 91/2025/QH15 in Vietnam require enterprises to clearly demonstrate:

• Who accesses data

• Access anytime

• Access by which mechanism

• Can revoke access immediately

Introducing Fortanix – Data-First Cybersecurity

Fortanix is a data-first cybersecurity company founded in 2016 in Santa Clara, California (USA). Fortanix focuses on protecting data throughout its entire lifecycle:

• Data at-rest

• Data in-motion

• Data in-use protected by Confidential Computing technology

The company's flagship platform is Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM) – a centralized encryption key, secrets and HSM management system for enterprises.

Fortanix awards and recognition

Fortanix DSM has received numerous prestigious global awards:

• Inc. 5000 (2024, 2025) – Top fastest-growing private companies in the US

• Deloitte Technology Fast 500 (2024)

• Cybersecurity Excellence Awards (Gold & Silver)

• Global InfoSec Awards at RSA Conference

• Cloud Computing Product of the Year

• Gartner Cool Vendor (2018)

• Stevie® Gold Award – Startup of the Year

Fortanix DSM – Centralized data management and security platform

Fortanix DSM (Data Security Manager) is a unified data security platform, enabling enterprises to:

• Centralized management of encryption keys, secrets, certificates

• Perform encryption/decryption, digital signing, wrap/unwrap key securely

• Apply unified RBAC, policy, audit log

• Support BYOK / Hold Your Own Key for cloud environments

• Flexible on-premise or SaaS deployment with HA architecture

Fortanix DSM helps enterprises maintain true control over encryption keys, even when data resides on cloud infrastructure.

Fortanix DSM solution architecture

Fortanix DSM allows administrators to:

1. Create or import keys, secrets, and certificates

2. Configure policies and RBAC permissions

3. Application integrates DSM via REST API, SDK, PKCS#11, KMIP

4. DSM performs encryption instead of leaving keys in code

5. Immutable audit logging for auditing purposes

6. Rotate or revoke keys immediately upon risk detection

The solution is deployed in HA cluster model, ensuring high performance and availability.

The difference of Fortanix DSM solution

• Unified KMS + HSM + Secrets Management platform

• Integrated HSM certified FIPS 140-2 Level 3

• Multi-tenant support, cost optimization

• Secure data in all states with Confidential Computing

• API-first architecture, easy DevOps and CI/CD integration

Key features of Fortanix DSM

Fortanix DSM – Key management & HSM

• Centralized key lifecycle management

• Rotate, revoke, audit key

• Store keys in FIPS 140-2 Level 3 HSM

Fortanix DSM – Mã hóa File System

• Kernel-independent agent, using Open Policy Agent

• Supports Windows, Linux, Unix

• Quorum approval, comprehensive audit log

Fortanix DSM – Database encryption

• Supports Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, DB2

• High Availability, Disaster Recovery

• PKCS, KMIP, EKM, UDF integration

Fortanix DSM – Data Masking & Tokenization

• FF1 standard Tokenization (NIST certified)

• No token storage required

• Format Preserving Encryption (FPE)

• Zero Trust, RBAC, quorum, guardian

Fortanix DSM – Secret Management & Code Signing

• Secrets management for DevOps, CI/CD

• Key and certificate management for code signing

Fortanix DSM – AI Security & Post-Quantum Cryptography

• Protect sensitive data in AI/ML

• Preparing post-quantum cryptography strategy

Fortanix DSM ecosystem integration capabilities

Fortanix DSM integrates with:

• Database, Storage, Backup

• Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba, Salesforce

• Vault: HashiCorp, CyberArk

• IAM/SSO: Okta, Ping Identity, YubiKey

• SIEM: Splunk, Google Stackdriver

• Third-party HSM: Thales, Luna, CloudHSM

• Client-side encryption from Google and Microsoft

Deployment Benefits

• Enhance data security and control

• Share data securely with partners without exposing sensitive information

• Quickly meet legal compliance requirements

• Reduce the risk of data breaches and incident response costs

Conclusion

Fortanix DSM is a unified data management and security platform that helps enterprises control the entire data lifecycle, meet strict compliance requirements, and is ready for hybrid, multi-cloud, and AI environments.

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