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# IBM Cloud Hardware Security Modules for Classic

IBM Cloud® Classic infrastructure Hardware Security Module (HSM) provides dedicated, single-tenant encryption, key management, and storage that uses Hardware Security Modules (HSMs). An HSM is a physical device that safeguards and manages digital keys for strong authentication and provides crypto-processing.

## Get started

- [About IBM Cloud Hardware Security Module](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/hardware-security-modules?topic=hardware-security-modules-about-hsm&format=markdown)
- [About IBM Cloud HSM](https://www.ibm.com/products/hardware-security-module)
- [IBM Cloud Hardware Security Module Roles](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/hardware-security-modules?topic=hardware-security-modules-ibm-cloud-hsm-roles&format=markdown)

## How to

- [Provisioning IBM Cloud Hardware Security Module](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/hardware-security-modules?topic=hardware-security-modules-provisioning-ibm-cloud-hsm&format=markdown)
- [Initializing the IBM Cloud Hardware Security Module](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/hardware-security-modules?topic=hardware-security-modules-initializing-the-ibm-cloud-hsm&format=markdown)
- [Connecting to you IBM Cloud Hardware Security Module](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/hardware-security-modules?topic=hardware-security-modules-connecting-to-ibm-cloud-hsm&format=markdown)
- [Creating IBM Cloud Hardware Security Module partitions](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/hardware-security-modules?topic=hardware-security-modules-creating-ibm-cloud-hsm-partitions&format=markdown)
- [Installing the IBM Cloud Hardware Security Module client](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/hardware-security-modules?topic=hardware-security-modules-installing-the-ibm-cloud-hsm-client&format=markdown)
- [Managing your IBM Cloud Hardware Security Module ](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/hardware-security-modules?topic=hardware-security-modules-managing-your-ibm-cloud-hsm&format=markdown)

## Help

- [Getting help and support](https://www.ibm.com/products/hardware-security-module)
- [FAQ: IBM Cloud Hardware Security Module](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/hardware-security-modules?topic=hardware-security-modules-faqs-ibm-cloud-hsm&format=markdown)